Canon 350d/ Rebel xt grip

Is necessary to buy a Canon's brand grip?
Are there other brand that can instead Canon brand?
Costly and efficiently
Thanks

I was playing with an XTi and XSi in the store, and felt so weird with no grip on them. Ever since I put one on my XTi I've loved it and never taken it off...

Don't skimp, buy a Canon grip. You can get them used for like $120. I got mine off the forum.

I had a Targus grip for about a year and it worked perfectly. Cost half the Canon model.

Canon grip should be better, I like the XT with the grip but I also like the small camera without it sometimes too.

3rd party grips may be successful too, if you plan on using it constantly, I can recommend the Canon one, two years of service so far.

augustar wrote in post #5495484
Is necessary to buy a Canon's brand grip?
Are there other brand that can instead Canon brand?
Costly and efficiently
Thanks

Take your pick..

http://photography.sea​rch.ebay.com …Zm37QQfromZR40Q​QsacatZ625

GerBee wrote in post #5496462
Canon grip should be better, I like the XT with the grip but I also like the small camera without it sometimes too.

3rd party grips may be successful too, if you plan on using it constantly, I can recommend the Canon one, two years of service so far.

I guess that's a good point. If you plan on leaving it on permanently like I have, you should probably go with Canon. On the other hand if you are just going to use it for those times you do alot of vertical shooting and/or need more battery life, a cheap one might be fine.

I'm planning on getting the Opetka grip for my XT when I come into a little more money. According to Opteka, their grip is made from the same mold and in the same factory as the official Canon BG-E3 grip. Heres a link to it on Amazon with two 900mAh batteries (don't know the brand sorry!)
http://www.amazon.com …ics&qid=1210468​393&sr=8-1

I have the opteka on my XT and have had zero problems with it. I only take it off when I mount the camera onto a telescope to reduce weight.

ByteTheBullet (-:

I've had an opteka grip for 2 years before it started developing problems. One problem was with the battery door unlocking mechanism, it broke in half, but still works ( I put rubber bands around it so it doesn't accidentally get knocked completely off).

This past weekend the camera started not wanting to take pictures and would display Busy, but I haven't ruled it directly to the grip, it may be a camera problem.

I'm using the Opteka battery grip. No problems thus far. Good buy and adds a nice bit of mass and balance to the otherwise small-ish Rebel XT

Opteka grip still going strong after 2+ years.

i just got the canon groip.. 100% worth it.. its goin for 120 on amazon

Another positive shout for the Opteka grip. I've had it for over a year now and no problems. (Hope I haven't just jinxed myself )

I just got a canon one, used for 60 euros, no taking it off for me now, it's staying there

Practice finding the eye piece when you go vertical, specially if your taking quick shots, got caught once or twice on my first outing trying to look through the body

Steve

Same thing happened to mine today.

badams wrote in post #5515076
I've had an opteka grip for 2 years before it started developing problems. One problem was with the battery door unlocking mechanism, it broke in half, but still works ( I put rubber bands around it so it doesn't accidentally get knocked completely off).

This past weekend the camera started not wanting to take pictures and would display Busy, but I haven't ruled it directly to the grip, it may be a camera problem.