Battery Grip for Canon EOS 5D Mark II BG-E6

bzard676  from United Kingdom, (Wednesday, 24 August 2011)

When I had Nikon D700 I bought the official battery grip, cost me £200, it was expensive but so useful I could justify the purchase. This 3rd party grip for the Canon 5D Mark II cost me a quarter of the price, came with 2 batteries which are fully compatible with the official Canon charger (beware some batteries on other sites AREN'T!) and perform just as well as my Canon battery so far. And unlike the Nikon grip, there isn't any noticeable flex! That's probably more down to how Canon designed how the grip attaches to the body more than anything else.

The buttons and shutter release are clicky instead of having spongy buttons like on the 5D Mark II body. Personally I prefer buttons that click! You know when you've pressed them! The rubber on the grip has more friction than the body, which I find preferable but not it's not as good as the rubber on Nikon D700/D3.

When I sold my D700 along with the grip, I only got £110 for the grip (best offer I had!), so I lost £90. When it came to buy a new grip for my 5D Mark II, I thought I'd try a 3rd party option and I've got to say it's the way to go! Someone said the grip is plasticky, well it is a bit, but then if my memory serves me right so was my Nikon D700 grip! It feels like it could take a beating with a lead pipe pretty well, so don't think it will fall apart on you, it's very well made. In short it's a very well made grip which is not a rip off.

mruka07  from United States, (Thursday, 02 September 2010)

very good product. Pretty plasticy, but it does its job, and seems to work well. I would recommend it.

interx007  from Denmark, (Friday, 12 March 2010)

very good compared to pricernfirmly seated on the camera and seems solidrnButtons are good