BG-E7 fit on 7D leaves a large gap between the body and the grip.

Well it's like the title says; mounting my Canon BG-E7 grip to the body leaves a large gap. I've tried it without the battery compartment door in it's storage place, thinking that might be the problem. However it changed nothing.

The thumb wheel seems to be turning freely, so there is no binding on the threads. I can't see anything that should be causing this to not seat flush...

I'm going to try and get a picture showing the fit...

Anyone have any ideas?

EDIT: Okay here is the picture.

Okay, so Google is turning up nothing. I think I'm seeing the problem though.

The rubber foot around the tripod mount seems to be the culprit, peeling it off allows the grip to seat tight to the body.

I'm not very happy about this...

Has anyone ever seen or heard of this before with an OEM grip?

Isn't there an alignment pin going into a hole where you have the gap? Dirt in the hole, perhaps?

Richard N wrote in post #16193026
The rubber foot around the tripod mount seems to be the culprit, peeling it off allows the grip to seat tight to the body.

Odd. I've just had a look at my 5D2 and BG-E6. There is no rubber foot around the tripod mount thread at all. Are you sure its an original part on your camera?

Richard N wrote in post #16193026
Okay, so Google is turning up nothing. I think I'm seeing the problem though.

The rubber foot around the tripod mount seems to be the culprit, peeling it off allows the grip to seat tight to the body.

I'm not very happy about this...

Has anyone ever seen or heard of this before with an OEM grip?

The so called rubber foot is not part of the camera. Be happy.

Furlan wrote in post #16193487
The so called rubber foot is not part of the camera. Be happy.

Problem solved!

Where did you get the BG-E7 from? Are you sure it's a Canon?

The rubber insert around the tripod mounting screw hole should be very close to flush with surfaces around it. It should be fitted into a shallow recess in the base of the camera. I can see in the photo that the rubber is thicker than normal, standing proud of the surrounding surfaces and keeping the grip from seating fully on the bottom of the camera.

Maybe your camera has two layers of rubber there? Perhaps it was accidentally doubled up when the camera was manufactured? I imagine on the assembly line those rubber strips are just quickly applied by a worker. That might have been done twice to your particular camera or for some other reason it got doubled up. If that happened, it would be easy to miss during final inspection and packing, too. Otherwise, maybe the rubber insert is thicker than normal... though I can't imagine how that would happen. Remove it... see if it appears doubled. If so, remove the extra layer and the problem is solved. If not... if it's a single layer of rubber but thicker than normal... ask Canon for a replacement part.

I have two 7Ds with BG-E7s (OEM) and both fit just fine... no gap there and the anti-slip rubber right around the tripod mounting screw hole is virtually flush with the surrounding area.

The grip is an OEM from Adorama, I'm pretty sure it's legit.

It's the rubber insert, pad, foot, whatever name it goes by, that surrounds the tripod mount screw hole. I did peel it off and it was just a single one, so not doubled up at the factory. It does seem quite thick and it's no were near flush with the bottom of the body.

All I can think of is Canon had a batch of these rubber pads that were out of spec and they made it into production.

I wonder if Canon would send me a thinner one if I email them? This is a used body and without warranty... I'm guessing it wouldn't be worth their effort. For such a small thing I'm really quite irritated by this.

I have in front of me a T3i, 5Dc, 50D, 60D and a 7D the 7D is the only one with a rubber pad. The
bill of material pad is rectangular in shape about 1.75" long and 1" wide with two curved notches one
large at the rear around the tripod mount and a small one towards the front for a small screw. If this
is what your peeling away you have a problem anything else it doesn't belong there. Was the camera
purchased new,refurb.or used? I'm also thinking peeling away the bill of material pad would not be that easy. It would be nice if some other 7D owners would chime in.

Furlan wrote in post #16196191
I have in front of me a T3i, 5Dc, 50D, 60D and a 7D the 7D is the only one with a rubber pad. The
bill of material pad is rectangular in shape about 1.75" long and 1" wide with two curved notches one
large at the rear around the tripod mount and a small one towards the front for a small screw. If this
is what your peeling away you have a problem anything else it doesn't belong there. Was the camera
purchased new,refurb.or used? I'm also thinking peeling away the bill of material pad would not be that easy. It would be nice if some other 7D owners would chime in.

Yes the rubber pad you are describing is the offending piece. It is stock to the camera, it was not added after.

I have a T1i here also and it doesn't have the rubber pad but it does have the same grooved texture to a portion of the body, as does my roommates T3. It's there to allow any tripod attachment using a soft cork or rubber contact surface to have some purchase on the body. This prevents it from rotating on a smooth surface in spite of the mounting screw.

Here is a picture of the bottom of a 7D just to make it clear. Not mine but it makes the point.

Last time I took my 7D off the quick-release mount on my tripod, I noticed the rubber mat on the bottom was twisted up on one end. I figured I turned it too much when tightening to the mount. I just pushed it back down and squeegeed it smooth again. But it never interfered with seating to the grip before that.

Richard N,

Your picture makes it look flush with the base. I cannot see it standing proud.

Lowner wrote in post #16197990
Richard N,

Your picture makes it look flush with the base. I cannot see it standing proud.

So that large of a gap is typical of an installed grip on the 7D body?

I just can't see how this would provide a weather tight seal for the body's battery compartment. At the very least it allows for a collection point for dust and dirt. It seems to me to be very poor design on Canon's part.

I think he was referring to the picture of the 7D on its back. I would suggest using a picture of your 7D as opposed to a someone else simply because your 7D is the one in question.