Doubting the battery grip?

I actually got sick of my neck strap the other day and thought i might want a hand strap soon...i'll have to take a look at those.

Battery Grip

I don't seem to be able to hold a camera as still as I used to. But the BG really seems to help alot, especially when I have a long lens on. It's a great addition to my kit. Regards [F.R.]

Here's a really silly question--how tight do you adjust the strap? I've been futzing with mine and find that if it's too tight I get a sore hand and have trouble reaching the vertical knob with my index finger, and if it's too loose it loses its effect.

Well i bought the 1oD with the BigEd grip at the very beginning. So therefore i don´t have any idea how my 10D feels without the grip

Too clear things up.... I´m a bit tall (over 6 feet )
and i also have a grip on my (old) Rebel 2000/EOS 300 and learned the advantage of it. Even though the BigEd is quite pricy... that´s why i did´nt hesitate to purchase the 10D including the BG3ED .

Oh yeah.... my feet (shoes) are quite big too :P

Regards
Ed

I'm almost convinced. I'll try that thing in store - the next time I'm in B&H.
The thing is that I try to shoot with a tripod as much as possible, so I have a quick release plate always attached to the camera. I'm not sure if a grip is a good idea for me.

The grip will take a release plate.. (ie: it has a tripod mount) But,. I do find that the tripod mount is not quite so stable on the Big ED as when it is mounted to the body directly.. there is some "flex"

That said... it is only a concern with large heavy lenses... and quite frankly the moment I have a lens that large I am mounting to the tripod collar... not the body/Big Ed. With the smaller lenses (17-40, 50mm) I do not perceive any weakness in the Big Ed to tripod attachment.

...so depending on your lenses.. the "flex" in the Big Ed may be a none issue.

I keep it as snug as possible without making it difficult to get my hand in and out. That makes it possible to move my thumb around to the various buttons on the beck of the camera while effectively releasing my grip, but without fear of dropping the camera or my hand slipping out of the strap.

The other benefit is that when I'm carrying the camera at my side, it's easier on my hand if I don't have to consciously grip the camera quite as hard as I would if the strap was loose. I don't have a neck strap on the camera, so when not in use, I can't just let it dangle from the strap. It stays in my hand, so hand fatigue could be an issue if the hand strap isn't doing its job.

Tom

Thanks! I have to try that thing

They don't have a silve one, do they? just kidding )

Where's the best place in the UK to get one???

(i mean cheapest of course....!)

1. got the camera and the grip
2. mounted the grip on
3. started shooting

I don't think I'll ever take it off.

i'm getting that after i get my 50mm 1.8
thanks for your post and your approve
i was wondering if there was any change

mount camera w/ Bg onto tripod ?

Hi,
Can you mount the rebel on a tripod with the battery grip in place ?

thanks
-Rudra

Rudra,
Yes you can.

that aint short. I'll tell you what's short, 5'3", that's what's short

Sorry i am bit confused. :-p
So can one use the battery grip & the hand grip(strap) simultaneously ?
Again can you mount all of this on a tripod ?