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Hi, I had a BG for my T1i which made it much better to hold. When I upgraded to 7D I decided not to get one first, but to wait and see if I would miss a grip. So far I still haven’t purchased a grip though there have been some occasions where it would have been handy.
I agree with Sean’s listed benefits of a grip, but no. 1 and 3 haven’t been an issue for me with the 7D - I like the 7D size and the batteries last really long. So far I haven’t missed portrait orientation controls enough to motivate a purchase.
Then there is also the obvious downside - the larger size and heavier weight may be a good thing when shooting, but when carrying it around you don’t really need it. (I could squeeze my gripped T1i into my Slingshot 202AW but I suspect a gripped 7D would require a new bag as well.) My advice would be to wait with the grip until you’ve got used to your new 5D2 - then you will know if you need one.
Regarding CF cards I would recommend two medium capacity cards of a well renowned brand for a start, e.g. SanDisk 16 GB, 60 MB/s (I have two of those and I’m really happy with them).
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