tdaugharty Goldmember  1,018 posts Joined Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA More info | Jan 05, 2006 20:07 | #1 OK is it just me or has anyone else had issues with batteries in the grip? I'm having weird problems where the charge holds for a few days most of the time and other times after a few shots the low battery indicator is showing in the camera. I have to recharge and then it's normal again. Canon 5D / XTi - Epson R1800 - Sekonic L-558R
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Jan 05, 2006 23:17 | #2 A little search would of answered the question ... Sorry Tim Canon 5D / XTi - Epson R1800 - Sekonic L-558R
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ACDCROCKS 321 123 33  2,931 posts Likes: 1 Joined Sep 2005 Location: in your attic More info | Jan 05, 2006 23:56 | #3 |
tim Light Bringer  51,010 posts Likes: 375 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand More info | tdaugharty wrote: A little search would of answered the question ... Sorry Tim  https://photography-on-the.net …35&highlight=Battery+Life lol. One of my 20D's plus grip is away being calibrated for this problem right now. Professional wedding photographer, solution architect and general technical guy with multiple Amazon Web Services certifications.
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vjack Goldmember  1,602 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2005 Location: Mississippi, USA More info | There are a vocal group of grip users on this forum who insist that all problems with the 20D grip have been resolved. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be the case at all. It sounds like the flex issue and other problems continue to plague many.
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Jon Cream of the Crop  69,628 posts Likes: 227 Joined Jun 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD USA More info | vjack wrote: There are a vocal group of grip users on this forum who insist that all problems with the 20D grip have been resolved. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be the case at all. It sounds like the flex issue and other problems continue to plague many. I don't think that anyone's (but Canon) ever claimed that "all problems with the 20D grip have been resolved". Canon never officially recognized the problem being described as "flexing", and that wasn't a universal problem. Canon did offer a fix for the "false low battery" problem, however subsequent user reports seem to suggest that that's only partially effective (although the original problem here too wasn't universal). Jon
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Schnauzer Member 80 posts Joined Jun 2005 Location: Maine More info | I have had the grip on my 20D for about 9 months and never had a single problem with it . I like the way it feels and balances with the grip and wouldn't be with out it now . I have fairly large hands and before the grip my little finger was under the camera and only half of the next finger was on the camera . Much better this way . Ron
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rstuntz Senior Member  461 posts Joined Jun 2005 Location: Iowa, USA More info | Have you been loading the batteries into the grip before or after the grip is attached. In the manual, it says to make sure you attach the grip first and then insert the batteries. I have done this in reverse and my low battery meter goes off. Since I have been attaching the grip first and then inserting the batteries, no problems. -Ryan
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GSH "wetter than an otter's pocket"  3,939 posts Likes: 16 Joined Nov 2004 Location: NE England. More info | Jan 08, 2006 13:08 | #9 I had the usual 20D grip issues too..Until i got some "cheap" high capacity batteries from 7dayshop.com. Geoff www.bhppix.co.uk
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rstuntz wrote: Have you been loading the batteries into the grip before or after the grip is attached. In the manual, it says to make sure you attach the grip first and then insert the batteries. I have done this in reverse and my low battery meter goes off. Since I have been attaching the grip first and then inserting the batteries, no problems. Good Luck Ryan The grip has been on since the day I bought it and the batteries go in the charger at least every 3 days. So I'm hoping this exchange of batteries for charging should of ruled this out. Canon 5D / XTi - Epson R1800 - Sekonic L-558R
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GSH wrote: I had the usual 20D grip issues too..Until i got some "cheap" high capacity batteries from 7dayshop.com. Since i started using them i have not had a single false low battery warning.... I also fixed the "flex" issue with a bit of Velcro. So what does the flex issue cause BTW?? Canon 5D / XTi - Epson R1800 - Sekonic L-558R
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Jon Cream of the Crop 69,628 posts Likes: 227 Joined Jun 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD USA More info | tdaugharty wrote: So what does the flex issue cause BTW?? Untimely camera shut-down, possibly causing loss of pictures, lock-up, or card corruption in extreme cases. Jon
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vjack Goldmember 1,602 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2005 Location: Mississippi, USA More info | tdaugharty wrote: So what does the flex issue cause BTW?? It causes me not to buy a battery grip.
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vjack wrote: It causes me not to buy a battery grip.  Sorry, couldn't resist.A little velcro should fix it though. Doing that after I get mine back from Canon. Canon 5D / XTi - Epson R1800 - Sekonic L-558R
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