Does the battery grip for the Canon 20D Increase your frame rate?

Does the battery grip for the Canon 20D Increase your frame rate? Please let me know if you have the answer. Thanks

danielkucin wrote in post #4831846
Does the battery grip for the Canon 20D Increase your frame rate? Please let me know if you have the answer. Thanks

No.

i ask, becuase a guy showed my his D300 and it did actually make it about 1.5 to 2 frames faster

yep, completely different beast. The nikons are also additive batteries - it's a replacement for your existing battery but additional power.

No Daniel they don't. You get more shots providing you put two batteries in, but it certainly does not increase the frame rate in any way.

Now I want a Nikon... Increased frame rate? Its like having an old film body and adding a power booster

Croasdail wrote in post #4831894
yep, completely different beast. The nikons are also additive batteries - it's a replacement for your existing battery but additional power.

Only the D300 works that way. Previous ones didnt. It requires not only the battery grip but a totally different battery also. Im not sure but Id bet it probably has a little bit more voltage on it.

jklewer wrote in post #4832202
Now I want a Nikon... Increased frame rate? Its like having an old film body and adding a power booster

if i remember correctly, the d300 usually shoots at 2.5fps and the battery grip bumps it up to like 8fps or something.

not entirely true. the D300 shoots at 6.5 to 8 fps when in 12-bit mode (the latter with the grip and battery combo). switch to 14-bit and it crawls to a lowly 2.5 fps. the 40D will shoot 6.5 all day at 14-bit. .. well, at least until the buffer fills up.

how do you shoot at 14-bit?

its simply a Custom Function you change in the menus. not having a 40D or a D300, i could not tell you which CF# it is. perhaps somebody else could.

danielkucin wrote in post #4832624
how do you shoot at 14-bit?

On the 20D, you can't. This is available in the 40D, the 1D 3 and 1Ds 3 only ATM.

roeddel wrote in post #4832638
its simply a Custom Function you change in the menus. not having a 40D or a D300, i could not tell you which CF# it is. perhaps somebody else could.

Yes, on the D300, it's a menu option between 12-bit (default) and 14-bit. But on the 40D, it's fixed at 14-bit and can't be changed to 12-bit.

Just get the 40D and enjoy a glorious 6.5fps.

6.5 frames is nice, but almost noobish lol. I get great shots at 5 frames, the 40D is not that great of an upgrade from the 20. Same autofocus system, body, and all that is not included is 2 more megs that barely make a difference, spot metering, and a bigger screen.