L bracket with grip - hand held in portrait usable?

Sorry if this is obvious, but I've never used a grip before, and while it seems great in portrait, I liked my L bracket, and wondering if I should get one for the gripped camera or if it defeats the purpose. Without the grip, you just hold the side of the camera since the bracket is on the bottom. But with the grip, if you shoot in portait mode (ie, the point of a grip) then you're holding the bracket, which would seem really uncomfortable. Can someone weigh in on this for me?

I have a 5D with the Canon grip and a Really Right Stuff L plate. The L plate adds about 3/8" of thickness to the bottom of the grip, which becomes the right side when rotated to portrait. Its smoothly machined metal and I personally don't have a problem with it. Try folding up some paper or something to simulate the added thickness and make sure you can still reach all the controls comfortably.

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definitely, confirm above post 2nd time

I have them on all my bodies, I like them

Thanks, Mike - that helps. The 5d3 is already a fair bit bigger than the original 5d, and the grip is too, so the whole thing is really getting large and heavy, even though I have big hands. I'll probably have to try it and see.

I have a Kirk on my 5D2. I would say it actually feels better, because the Kirk plate attaches to the camera strap lug making the camera one solid unit. It alleviates the flex between the grip and the body, giving it a very solid feel.

edit: I just checked the Kirk site and the 5D3 L bracket also attatches to the camera strap lug. You can check it out here:
http://www.kirkphoto.c​om …D_Mark_3_with_B​G-E11.html

thanks everyone. here goes...

You'll be glad you did!

It does add a bit of bulk, but if you need an L plate (which I believe most do) its well worth the minor "inconvenience".