5d2 grip any good?

Just like the header says, is the grip for the 5d2 any good? How secure does it feel? Thanks, Craig

It's excellent. Feels nice and secure, like it's a permanent part of the camera. I feel it's a necessity for portrait shooters.

love it , and love the feel and stability that comes with Canon’s grip (oem) haven’t tried the others yet.Need one for the 7D now ..

IMO, it sucks. It feels like a brick covered in rubber. But if you're used to Canon's other grips, it should be fine.

Bought one, now never use it as it adds too much weight and is just too bulky for my use.

Personally, I don't think portrait orientation is all that useful. I would get it only if you shoot a lot of portrait oriented shots and your hands hurt afterwards. The extra battery slot is debatable but I have never had a shoot go so long as too have noticed the extra battery helping.

The body of the grip is well constructed but the tightening wheel is made of plastic. Be careful of over tightening, it will break. Fortunately, I was able to find a new tightening wheel and repaired it myself. Also, I don't think the grip really meshes well with the body. I think Canon could have done a better job of designing the grip to match up with camera body, especially on the left side.

If I had to do it again I would not have bought it, I only use it now out of some weird sense of obligation

I love mine just added it since i got a fat bag to fit things nice now..
Its not coming off i like the idea of not burning out the cameras button as much

I bought a used grip recently (to match my well used 5D2 ), and I'm very satisfied with it. For me, it provides a better all-around grip on the camera (pun unintended) and increased stability when taking images.

buzzski wrote in post #12325972
Just like the header says, is the grip for the 5d2 any good? How secure does it feel? Thanks, Craig

The Canon OEM grip is built the same as the camera body itself, basically a metallic shell. It's heavier than those available as third-party additions, which are molded plastics, and generally of a higher quality. It's big, no bigger than those third party units, but bigger in comparison to the typical dRebel because the camera itself is big.

Solid connection. I wound up putting a strip of electrical tape on the top mating surface it had a bit of roughness that caused a squeaking noise occasionally.

Using a grip is a personal choice. It adds significant weight but I like the balance it provides, the vertical orientation of the shutter control. You also double up on battery capacity. The overall size of the camera is now that of a 1D.

picked up a grip when i bought the camera.

when first coming from an xsi... adding a grip made a huge difference because i've got larger hands and dont like the feeling of having my last 2 fingers falling off the shorter body, it makes me feel like i'm going to drop it... adding a grip gives space for my 2 bottom fingers..

on the 5dII the grip is nice and comfortable, allows the portrait shutter and does give you more battery life, but it does add a little bit of bulk and weight. for me, the weight is manageable and you get used to it, not really ever having to worry about charging your battery if you want to just go out and shoot and its been a little while is also nice.. and as for the bulk, it feels better to me in my hands with the grip on it, so that is an obvious "pro" for me...