Is the Flashpoint Batt Grip for 7D worth buying?

Flashpoint Professional Battery Grip for the Canon 7D Digital Camera is $100 less. What do you guys think?

Don't know about the 7D, but the one on my 40D works great. I've had it for about a year and a half with no problems.

i just bought that one for mine a few months ago. It works great for me. definitely worth the money. i havnt used the canon grip so i dont know how they compare, some say it feels cheaper. But for what it is, it gets the job done

Hey I got this grip with my 7D and can't get it near tight enough to make a connection the spring in the battery compartment I'm assuming is pushing it back out. Did you have this problem?

I'd get the Canon battery grips for the 5dm2 and the 7d purely for the magnesium chassis, which matches the bodies and makes the grips stiffer.

I get canon grips, never tried anything else.

MJF830 wrote in post #13958871
Hey I got this grip with my 7D and can't get it near tight enough to make a connection the spring in the battery compartment I'm assuming is pushing it back out. Did you have this problem?

I've been using the Flashpoint grip (made by Meike) for quite some time with no issues at all.

My Flashpoint grip for the 50D works great. I use it for shooting my kids soccer. I do not want to run out of juice int eh middle of a tournament

Guess this one is going back to Adorama

Always Canon for grips.

It's the times when you don't think you'd need it that they matter....i.e. weather sealing..