5D Mark IV battery grips

I thought I would start a thread that people can post when they start to find aftermarket battery grips in stock for the 5D Mark IV.
I have always used the factory Canon grip in the past but I don't know that I want to justify the current price so I am willing to look at the aftermarket options when they become available.

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Quack Me Up wrote in post #18204912
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I look at it this way. You spent $3500 on a new Canon camera with a magnesium alloy body. The Canon version, also in magnesium alloy is $349. Sure there are several decent third party grips for under $100, but they will lack the build and may possibly have functionality issues on your body. I've heard too many cautionary tales of communication issues and battery problems over the years to mess around with a 3rd party grip on a professional level body. Now if you rarely intend to use it, perhaps its worth taking the chance. But if you are planning on using it a significant amout of the time, I would go with the OEM version..

I cannot speak for the 5D4 - as I don't have one!

However I did buy the Canon grip (alloy frame) for my 7D2 and this is the first grip (Canon or third party) that I have been happy with for a DSLR.

Yes the Canon originals are overpriced, but if the Canon grip for the 5D4 is as good or better, then I would bite the bullet and spend the extra for the OEM grip.

Just my thoughts.

I have the OEM on my 5DIV. It's definitely built solid and I'm happy with it for the most part. The only thing that really bothers me is the button placement. When I shoot in portrait I usually have to pull the camera away from my face and look at the grip to find the joystick button because I have a hard time finding it with my thumb for some reason. Every third party I have owned for my other cameras has done weird things with cutting off use of my shutter speed dial to where I have to turn the grip on, turn it's dial off, then turn it off for the dial on my body to work. Even so, the saved price compared to a minor inconvenience seems to be worth it.

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PJJ205 wrote in post #18205351
I have the OEM on my 5DIV. It's definitely built solid and I'm happy with it for the most part. The only thing that really bothers me is the button placement. When I shoot in portrait I usually have to pull the camera away from my face and look at the grip to find the joystick button because I have a hard time finding it with my thumb for some reason. Every third party I have owned for my other cameras has done weird things with cutting off use of my shutter speed dial to where I have to turn the grip on, turn it's dial off, then turn it off for the dial on my body to work. Even so, the saved price compared to a minor inconvenience seems to be worth it.

Yea, you're not the first one to mention the button placement issue which is another reason that I'm at least going to look into aftermarket options when available. I have the factory Canon grip on my 7D mkii also with no complaints.

I emailed Phottix and Meike and both said nothing in the works for them releasing a grip.

Neewer says they will have one available by the end of this month. I emailed most of the manufacturers that I could find just to hear what they have to say.

Vello says it will have one in 2-3 months.

But will it be any good?

I expect that it will function perfectly but will it be really solid and make proper (rigid) contact with the camera body?

In the past Canon have failed to do this (though most of their film camera grips were quite good). Perhaps "Try before you Buy"?

Sorry I just hate wobbly grips!

johnf3f wrote in post #18208287
But will it be any good?

I expect that it will function perfectly but will it be really solid and make proper (rigid) contact with the camera body?

In the past Canon have failed to do this (though most of their film camera grips were quite good). Perhaps "Try before you Buy"?

Sorry I just hate wobbly grips!

I have the OEM Canon grip on my 5DIV and it is completely solid and makes perfect contact with the body. In that regard, its way better than the third party grips that I've had on my previous bodies and my 7DII. I was actually surprised about how well it meshed with the body as soon as I put it on.

Interesting! I don't have the 5D4 but I was quite impressed with the Canon grip for my 7D2. So, from what you are saying is the Canon grip for the 5D4 even better than the Canon grip for the 7D2? If this is the case then well done Canon.

Pixel has released the Vertax E20, which is $88 on Amazon.

Two schools of thought:

I bought 3 or 4 3rd party grips for my 6D. None of them worked properly. I bought a Canon grip for my 6D, it worked just fine.

If you really need a grip, buy a 1-series camera.

I've used OEM and 3rd party grips, all have been perfectly fine in operation. I didn't personally have any issues. I remember way back on the 7D people were having trouble with the thread stripping so they couldn't remove the grip. I can't remember if that was the OEM or a 3rd party though!