Do You Have a Grip?

I have grips for both the 300D and 400D. The 300D sees the grip 50/50. The 400D has the grip on at all times due to the very small body.

I have a grip for my XTi. When I first got, I swore it would never come off, I loved it that much.

However, since I had to take it off when I sent my camera in for repair and gotten the camera back, I haven't attached the grip. I kind of like the portableness of an ungripped XTi. But then again, I have small hands and have only been using my camera with the 85 f/1.8.

I have grips on both my Rebel xt and the 40D and they rarely come off. I like the way they seem to balance the feel of the camera. They're also a plus when shooting in portrait orientation.

Yes, I have a grip and I love it. I have bigger hands so it makes all the difference to me. I like the fact that I can take portrait landscape without twisting around.

I have grips for my Rebel xTi and Canon 20D - LOVE it!!
The features when shooting vert. images are nice!

I added one to the 20D when I had one, and much preferred it.

I don't have a grip for the 40D (5D is being sold, also didn't have one). I am trying to decide whether I want one or not. In my manual focus Minolta days (XD-11, X-700), I didn't have a power attachment for either camera.

With the Canon EOS-A2, I added the vertical grip (grip only, no extra power in that attachment). I thought that the EOS-A2's vertical grip was reasonably well designed ergonomically. I look at the grips for the xxD and 5D bodies and they seem kind of clunky to me (same for the grip on the D200 that I owned for awhile).

I put a grip on every body, they just don't feel right otherwise.

Had one for my old XT, sold it, now on the hunt for one for my 30D and 40D.

My sentiments same as Jon...With a 35mm SLR, you might need a grip to advance film and wind the shutter. With a medium format SLR, you need a motor winder to lower the reflex mirror into viewing position and wind the film and advance the shutter. With a dSLR you need a grip to...add weight and bulk! or to try to impress the amateurs and bystanders?!

Wilt wrote in post #4710375
My sentiments same as Jon...With a 35mm SLR, you might need a grip to advance film and wind the shutter. With a medium format SLR, you need a motor winder to lower the reflex mirror into viewing position and wind the film and advance the shutter. With a dSLR you need a grip to...add weight and bulk! or to try to impress the amateurs and bystanders?!

Interesting comments, i have the 400D and feel like i need the grip for the extra size. however you are right Wilt, a 5D owner may not need a grip due to its larger size.

Chiva wrote in post #4710953
Interesting comments, i have the 400D and feel like i need the grip for the extra size. however you are right Wilt, a 5D owner may not need a grip due to its larger size.

How are you holding your camera? For best stability, you should have the camera/lens resting on the palm of your left hand; you aren't using the camera's "grip" to support it, just to stabilize it a bit. That way, your left arm can be tucked in close to your chest for stability, your fingers are free to zoom (or adjust focus if you have FTM), and you won't fatigue your right hand through trying to hold the camera up with the same hand you're trying to use to trip the shutter.

I have one and I don't regret this choice, this is one of the best canon gear (exept lenses) that I purchase

Laurent.

Chiva wrote in post #4710953
Interesting comments, i have the 400D and feel like i need the grip for the extra size. however you are right Wilt, a 5D owner may not need a grip due to its larger size.

I am rather amused by the 'I like the grip because it gives me a place to rest my pinky' sentiment caused by the 350/400D...because of the fact that Olympus (and Canon and Nikon and Pentax and most everyone else) made such a massive impression on the photographic market with compact and lightweight SLRs, first introduced by Olympus with their OM dynasty for a decade and a half. These cameras make even the 300/400D look massive by comparison, and one did not hear the "place to rest my pinky" sentiment, in spite of the fact that motor winders (to advance film and wind shutter) were available.

The other reason expounded for the BG, of course, is the two batteries. Frankly I have not ever exhausted even one battery in the course of a day's shooting, even covering weddings. And if I did deplete a battery, there is far less bulk and weight to carry all day, if I simply keep one or two spare batteries in the bag!

get one, I love my grip, I couldnt see myself not having one for my XTI