the Canon brand sells for more than $100 vs the Vivitar, Vello and Zeikos brands...any comments on the other brands. Is the $100 difference worth buying Canon?
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tonyniev Cream of the Crop  More info | Mar 23, 2011 15:47 | #1 the Canon brand sells for more than $100 vs the Vivitar, Vello and Zeikos brands...any comments on the other brands. Is the $100 difference worth buying Canon? Cheers,
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ben_r_ -POTN's Three legged Support-  15,894 posts Likes: 13 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA More info | Mar 23, 2011 15:59 | #2 Of the few generic battery grips I have seen, I have never been very impressed and personally have never and will more than likely never go with anything other than the genuine Canon grips. Just my two cents. [Gear List | Flickr
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TheRisingArms Senior Member 351 posts Joined Feb 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia More info | Mar 23, 2011 16:01 | #3 I use the zeikos grip on my Canon 500D, and I find it works brilliantly, and personally I don't see the need to get the Canon grip unless you cant live without the words "canon" on your grip Bodies: Canon 500D | Canon EOS M
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Mar 23, 2011 16:11 | #4 ben_r_ wrote in post #12078307  Of the few generic battery grips I have seen, I have never been very impressed and personally have never and will more than likely never go with anything other than the genuine Canon grips. Just my two cents. Ben is your grip made of magnesiusm alloy? Cheers,
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Mar 23, 2011 16:13 | #5 TheRisingArms wrote in post #12078316 I use the zeikos grip on my Canon 500D, and I find it works brilliantly, and personally I don't see the need to get the Canon grip unless you cant live without the words "canon" on your grip  However, I'm not sure about grips for the higher end bodies as they're made of magnesium alloy and I don't know if they would put that in the grips too. is your grip made of plastic? My Canon BGE6 for the 5D2 is definitely made of metal. Cheers,
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GwagDesigns Senior Member  299 posts Likes: 1 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington More info | Mar 23, 2011 16:14 | #6 I believe most of the knockoffs dont feature a metal frame, I also have the BG-E7 and it shares the alloy frame found on the 7D itself. Very solid grip. [7D] - [GF1 w/14mm f2.5] - 70-200f4L | 50mm f1.2L | Sigma 10-20 | Sigma 105 f2.8 | Sigma 18-50 f2.8[U]
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Mar 23, 2011 16:16 | #7 GwagDesigns wrote in post #12078392 I believe most of the knockoffs dont feature a metal frame, I also have the BG-E7 and it shares the alloy frame found on the 7D itself. Very solid grip. Thanks going with Canon then. Cheers,
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yourdoinitwrong Goldmember  2,394 posts Joined Apr 2009 Location: Indiana More info | In addition to the alloy frame the other reason I chose the BG-E7 is because the finish exactly matches the 7D. Maybe it's because I'm picky but that is a big deal to me. One thing you will need to get used to on the BG-E7 is the shutter is more sensitive than the one on the body. After awhile you will get used to it but at first you may be firing off some extra shots if you are in one of the continuous modes. 5D4 w/BG-E20, 24-105 f/4L, 70-200 f/2.8L IS II, 35 f/1.4L, 85 f/1.8, 100 f/2.8L IS Macro, Sigma 50 f/1.4
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