Just my 2 cents but I don't like the battery grips Canon makes. For me they completely ruin the best feature of the non-pro bodies, namely their relatively small size.


The grips look goofy to me..so big and bulky, they're obviously an afterthought to the body design, they scream "add-on" from every angle. I like longer battery life as much as the next guy but turning my camera into a 2-piece, 1-series wannabe... [:P]


I wish Canon would design an attachment that adds theportrait button functionality without the
cumbersome battery holder. That would be a great tool. Add a 1/2" in height instead of 2, weigh the
same as a battery instead of a pound (with 2 batteries the BG-E4 weighs 13.2oz) and give you a portrait release and a back-focus button. Make it compatible with the AC adapters so I don't have to remove it whenever I want to use AC power. And please lose the silly separate on/off switch. (talk about goofy...!)


I'm glad everyone else loves
it. But to me the crop-sensor bodies and the 5D lines are so good because they deliver
images on par with the pro bodies without being big, heavy pro bodies. I'll be keeping mine - 90% of the time - as nature intended... []