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Been looking at a battery grip for my 50d but not sure to go for a canon bg-e2n or a non-branded one for half the price? Can pic up a canon bg-e2n for £40 so im not talking mega dosh but just abit concerned if I don't end up using it?
 
3rd party grips work fine and have all the features the genuine ones have but I did have a slight issue with my Meike one in that it would occasionally drain the batteries in my 50D if left for a few days, even with the camera turned off.
It's a fairly common thing and something genuine grips don't suffer from so to be honest, a genuine grip at £40 would be a good buy.
Trust me, you'll use it. (y)
 
On my 450D I have a 3rd party grip and I cannot really fault it, the materials are not quite to the standard of a canon grip and the rubber has now started to lift a little

On my 5D3 I have a Canon grip and the materials are clearly of a excellent grade, the question is it worth it for a minor improvement that is something you need to evaluate for yourself...on my part the reason for going OEM on my 5D3 is partially down to the amount of money I have in the body it was for me not worth putting a 3rd party part onto my camera in the event of a fault being caused by the grip, plus at the time the 5D3 was still pretty new to market and there wasn't a quality 3rd party on the market anyway
 
Personally, I'd opt for a genuine Canon grip over a 3rd party one, especially with the price you can pick up a BG-E2 / BG-E2N
 
For 40 quid go genuine the saving of a third party option isn't worth the slightly cheaper plastics etc. if it was 200 quid I may have said something else!
 
I've tried original and 3rd party grips and will now buy the Canon grips every time, although mine came from mpb. For the £40 cost the original grip is well worth it.
 
Bobby uk said:
Been looking at a battery grip for my 50d but not sure to go for a canon bg-e2n or a non-branded one for half the price? Can pic up a canon bg-e2n for £40 so im not talking mega dosh but just abit concerned if I don't end up using it?
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Here you go Rob

£15 from MPB for a Genuine grip... http://www.mpbphotographic.co.uk/us...igital-accessories/canon-bg-e2n-battery-grip/

They have several for £39, not sure why this one is so cheap, but I'd be on the phone and buying it...
 
I had a Hahnel (one of the better pattern ones) on my 50D.

It kept working lose and since it was where the batteries are, the camera shut down. This was annoying as I lost several shots. Had it happened while the camera was writing to the card, this would have totalled the card.

Another little niggle with it was the button on the remote supplied had a habit of sticking in. This meant that as soon as the camera could "see" the remote, it started snapping.

When I bought my 7D I bought the genuine one and it has been faultless.
 
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I used two generic grips on my 7d. Both were useless & made the camera freeze in burst mode. I put a genuine one on & have never had any more problems. I have just bought a genuine one for my 5d3.
 
I've had 8 bodies that have all been gripped and the only one I've had with a genuine grip is my current 70D, which I got because there wasn't a 3rd party grip available at the time. All the rest, including my current 5D3, have had Meike grips and they have all been fantastic. I've carried all sorts of lenses attached and had no problems with weight issues, the rubber is still perfect on the 5D3 grip and I've never had a moments problem with any of them. The first Meike grip I got was for my 550D almost 2 1/2 years ago and it's now being used on the wifes 650D and still looks perfect and works perfectly. I've also used 3rd party batteries (as well as genuine ones) in all the 3rd party grips with no problems either. TBH if there had been a Meike grip out for the 70D when I got mine I would of had one straight away. I've saved enough money to get a couple of good lenses by using 3rd party grips, the build quality and feel is virtually the same as genuine Canon ones.. only about a third of the price.
 
I've never had a perfect non genuine grip, the build quality is a lot lower than genuine and have even had to re-solder connections on a meike grip to get it to work, things like battery drain and the occasional loss of power seem quite common as well.

Unless the price is significantly different (which it isn't) I would vote for genuine.
 
Dave1 said:
Unless the price is significantly different (which it isn't) I would vote for genuine.
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Except the price difference is usually quite large - for the 7D as an example - It's £140 vs £40-50 which I think is significant for most people.

Mine works fine, carries heavy lenses, doesn't seem to drain batteries and never mis-fires.
 
Just found and paid for a genuine canon BG-E2N with a Canon BP 511 battery for £35

Good things do come to those who wait :woot:
 
Durbs said:
Except the price difference is usually quite large - for the 7D as an example - It's £140 vs £40-50 which I think is significant for most people.

Mine works fine, carries heavy lenses, doesn't seem to drain batteries and never mis-fires.
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To be honest i think its always going to be luck of the draw.
 
Durbs said:
Except the price difference is usually quite large - for the 7D as an example - It's £140 vs £40-50 which I think is significant for most people.

Mine works fine, carries heavy lenses, doesn't seem to drain batteries and never mis-fires.
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Other than in the context of this thread in which we are discussing grips where the price differential is not that significantly different?

OP says he can get an original Canon grip for £40, so I tailored my reply to actually be relevant to the OP.
 
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