7D grip extender mk3

Finally got round to finishing the mk3 grip extender for my 7D, quite pleased with the result, nice and comfy without the bulk of the battery grip. I will still get a battery grip at some point for shooting portrait, but for everyday use this gives me what I needed. I made the decals on my pc at home, not sure if they are staying on yet lol..

Sorry for the poor pics, I had to borrow a really old camera I gave my little brother years ago to get pics fitted to the body and boy does it give some colour noise, so i went b&w to tidy them up a bit...

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That's pretty nice. I take it that's in lieu of the battery grip? If so, I think it's a pretty elegant solution. Do you have access to the battery?

OMG is that wood?

lol, yeah its made from a piece of wood I would have bought a nice magnesium one or even moulded plastic if such a thing existed.

"Quote Scout7id - That's pretty nice. I take it that's in lieu of the battery grip? If so, I think it's a pretty elegant solution. Do you have access to the battery?"

No I have to remove it to change a battery, but I used a tripod head QR plate to mount, so its takes a few seconds to mount/dismount and I dont need to change batteries very often anyway.

Its so light, but gives a superb bit of extra finger room and a nice balance in the palm of my hand. I have allways wished that slr and now dslr bodies came with a bit you removed to make use of a battery grip, especially now dslr's are getting quite heavy, but I guess canon etc marketing depts like selling battery grips to people with normal or larger sized hands who just need a better grip area.

Wow,

Good job. Your pinky thanks you!

oRGie wrote in post #9610862
lol, yeah its made from a piece of wood I would have bought a nice magnesium one or even moulded plastic if such a thing existed.

lol wicked ghetto! Well atleast you can slam that gorgeous 7D down on any surface and not have to worry about scratching your baby.

I still wouldn't drop it if I were you

Headshotzx wrote in post #9613503
I still wouldn't drop it if I were you

Tried that once with a brand new body (400D) and a stone floor, wont be repeating that experience anytime soon if I can help it, even though it survived my nerves havent been the same since

oRGie wrote in post #9610862
I used a tripod head QR plate to mount, so its takes a few seconds to mount/dismount and I dont need to change batteries very often anyway.

Any shots of how it connects? Just a bit curious as to which QR system you used and how you got it all in there.

R-C-G wrote in post #9616487
Any shots of how it connects? Just a bit curious as to which QR system you used and how you got it all in there.

I'll' take a couple when i get a minute, but its very simple, its just the QR plate recessed into the top of the grip, screwed down with a hole through the base to turn the screw, so its just like attaching a qr plate to the body. I made the grip with a recessed lip all the way around to make it extra secure so it cant twist. There is a sheet of soft rubber between the grip and camera to make it extra snug

Version one had no recess and even with non slip foam it was possible to twist it, just like a qr plate can. Version 2 had a small lip to fit the contour of the camera at one end, but I thought that was a bit ugly, I think I have nailed it with the mk3 lol

Under the bonnet pics

Top view with foam padding

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