So I am not usually one to skimp on my equipment but I really need to get a battery grip for my 7D. Are some of the "knock" off brand grips ok to use rather than pay the extra for the genuine Canon grip?
43North Senior Member  566 posts Joined Dec 2009 Location: Idaho More info | Jan 01, 2010 21:31 | #1 So I am not usually one to skimp on my equipment but I really need to get a battery grip for my 7D. Are some of the "knock" off brand grips ok to use rather than pay the extra for the genuine Canon grip? MIKE - Flickr
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felixapproach Member  204 posts Joined Oct 2007 Location: phoenix,az More info | Jan 01, 2010 21:34 | #2 I use a Flashpoint from Adorama on my 40d and it work great. It was about 60 dollars. 40d w/ grip, 75-300 f4-5.6, 85mm f1.8, 50mm f1.8, 18-55 is, Bowers SFD728c, 160ws Flashpoint strobe
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Jan 01, 2010 21:39 | #3 felixapproach wrote in post #9305532  I use a Flashpoint from Adorama on my 40d and it work great. It was about 60 dollars. Oh wow I just looked it up for my 7D and it is on $89 with free shipping. Sounds like a heck of a deal to me! MIKE - Flickr
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felixapproach Member 204 posts Joined Oct 2007 Location: phoenix,az More info | Jan 01, 2010 21:45 | #4 The free shipping only took 3 days. Not too bad. 40d w/ grip, 75-300 f4-5.6, 85mm f1.8, 50mm f1.8, 18-55 is, Bowers SFD728c, 160ws Flashpoint strobe
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JWright Planes, trains and ham radio...  18,399 posts Likes: 35 Joined Dec 2004 More info | I learned a long time ago about skimping on gear and I won't have anything but the Canon product on my bodies... John
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Jan 01, 2010 22:21 | #6 JWright wrote in post #9305778 I learned a long time ago about skimping on gear and I won't have anything but the Canon product on my bodies... What happened? MIKE - Flickr
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viper42391 Member 143 posts Joined Jul 2008 Location: Florida, USA More info | I bought one on ebay about 6 months ago, and it is still going strong.. I've had no problems with it, and it included 2 batteries that are still going strong. http://cgi.ebay.com …ame=ADME:B:EOIBSA:US:1123 7D | Gripped XSi | Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 OS | Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 | 50mm f/1.8 II | 70-210mm f/3.5-4.5 USM | Speedlite 420ex
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CreepyCrawler Member  193 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2009 Location: East Greenville Pa. More info | I had bought the grip for my 50d from amazon the grip and 2 batteries for 79.00. I like the grip the batteries are ok. The 2 things I am not fond of when mounted on the camera and then mounted on the tri-pod seems loose to much play and I have the grip as tight as I can get it. And when in the vertical position seems the grip doesn't always make contact and work. Jim S. Young
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CWJones Senior Member  737 posts Joined Jul 2009 Location: Connecticut More info | Jan 02, 2010 10:35 | #9 I got the canon one used from this site or another... I can't remember and I couldn't be happier. I heard a few to many horror stories of the non-canon brand ones getting stuck on bodies and I really didn't want to risk it. Especially for the price I paid used from mine. -Collin
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jdvass Member  102 posts Joined Jul 2009 Location: Beautiful Canada More info | Jan 02, 2010 10:58 | #10 JWright wrote in post #9305778 I learned a long time ago about skimping on gear and I won't have anything but the Canon product on my bodies... I agree. I never had any problems but then again I never used one of the other grips. I figure better safe then sorry and both my grips are Canon. Just my humble opinion. Never having used the other ones I guess it doesnt mean much.............. okay, I'll shut up now "If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint", then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced." - Vincent Van Gogh
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Jan 02, 2010 11:05 | #11 Well I ordered the Flashpoint....... will see how it goes. If push comes to shove I will sell it and get the Canon if it doesn't work well. Thanks for all the responses. I will post up in a few weeks with how I like the Flashpoint. MIKE - Flickr
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bohdank Cream of the Crop  14,060 posts Likes: 6 Joined Jan 2008 Location: Montreal, Canada More info | Jan 02, 2010 11:22 | #12 I used a Phottix on my 40D for a year and 7k+ shots. Had a Canon one on my 5D and when I got the 5DII, got a Phottix, again. I guess I'm happy with the Phottix Bohdan - I may be, and probably am, completely wrong.
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klr.b Goldmember 2,509 posts Joined Jun 2009 Location: SoCal More info | Jan 02, 2010 17:20 | #13 i think if you know that you're going to keep it and take care of your equipment, a third party product is fine. if you think you'll sell it down the road, you'll lose a lot of money with an third party product compared to canon. i learned that the hard way. gordon
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JWright Planes, trains and ham radio... 18,399 posts Likes: 35 Joined Dec 2004 More info | 43 North wrote in post #9305783 What happened? A number of junk tripods and one cheap lens horror story... Suffice it to say I'll never buy another Samyang/Phoenix product. John
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S30L28 Senior Member  448 posts Joined Sep 2009 Location: États-Unis More info | Jan 02, 2010 18:18 | #15 I have a Phottix BP-5D on my 5D. Was skeptical about buying a third party brand, but works just as well as a BG-E4 grip, without the white Canon lettering. -Brian
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