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Jan 09, 2008 19:50 |  #1

Now I feel like a pro. Love that new grippy smell...


Anyways, the 350D feels better when the grip is on, gotta love that rubber on the grip. Testing tomm. at a soccer game with 2 Sterlingtek batteries.


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Jan 09, 2008 20:09 |  #2

I put a grip on my XTi and it felt like a complete new camera.


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Jan 10, 2008 02:00 |  #3

Congrats. It definitely feels better with the grip, mines never came off the camera.


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Jan 10, 2008 02:15 |  #4

Congrats. I my 400D feels incomplete without a grip nowadays. I cant shoot without it.


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Jan 10, 2008 21:17 |  #5

Definitely agree, for larger hands the Rebel series are almost too small without a grip.


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Jan 10, 2008 21:23 |  #6

I agree the grip is great. I had one on my XT, 30D and now on my 40D.


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Jan 11, 2008 09:40 |  #7

Do any of you guys have the Opteka Grip available for the XTi? Seems like a really good deal because it comes with 2 batteries for half the price of the BG-E3.

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Jan 11, 2008 09:59 |  #8

I was thinking about the Opteka grip but I have had problems in the past with third party add on's to products and had a bad experience so as a result, items like a grip, I would like to acquire the official supported product.


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Jan 11, 2008 10:02 |  #9

kuanyu wrote in post #4669044 (external link)
I put a grip on my XTi and it felt like a complete new camera.

Totaly agree.
My grip never leave my camera for 2years now.

If I can give you an advice get the Canon E1 Hand Strap, is a valuable strap for the bady + grip, I don't regret that choice... ;)

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Jan 11, 2008 16:46 |  #10

I bought my brother the grip for his Xti and wow does it really complete that camera! The grips on the XXXD series camera IMO feel a lot better and more "one" with the camera than the grips on the XXD series do... Its odd.


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Jan 11, 2008 18:17 |  #11

Grips are indispensable for me.



  
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Jan 11, 2008 18:30 |  #12

like the feel with it on the cam with the heavy 70-200 w/ hood...jeez, can't hold it more than five minutes... :)


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