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3rd Party Battery Grips

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50in07
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Just found this on Cinema5d. Seems like a good deal. Who else has had experience with 3rd party battery grips? and What are some others you would recommend?

550D / T2i Battery Grip OEM vs. Aftermarket Review from emmagination on Vimeo.

Sep 28 2010 6:11PM
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50in07
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It's probly already been assumed but I film on a T2i.
Sep 28 2010 6:12PM
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1337
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i had that exact same one with my old t2i and probably will buy it again
Sep 28 2010 6:15PM
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MADDECENT
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My internet is super ghettofabulous, would you mind sparknoting that?
Sep 28 2010 6:16PM
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50in07
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A battery grip for the T2i for 60 dollars that comes with 2 batteries and is supposed to work just as well as the Canon battery grip that comes with no batteries and costs around 150.
Sep 28 2010 6:20PM
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ReedSkis~
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That one looks really good, I just ordered a 3rd party from ebya one under the brand name Zeikos. My brother had one for his t1i and It was really great quality, I would definitely recomend it, its around $70
Sep 28 2010 6:33PM
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1337
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I love having the option of putting it on or off, but with my new upgrade I don't have that choice anymore :D
Sep 28 2010 6:36PM
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fLyInG-liNeS
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i got one off eBay for 35 and i would not recommend it, even when the battery tray was in and shut if you pulled on it the slightest bit it would disconnect, so i had to take it apart and fix it, thats what you get for 35$
Sep 28 2010 6:37PM
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TijmenDal
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I've never heard of these things. What are they and what do they do? Why can't you just buy some additional batteries instead? Like a DSLR isn't bulky enough as it is!
Sep 28 2010 6:48PM
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Chrris
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I got a $40 one that came with two batteries. Worked amazing and I don't have to charge my camera for weeks. But the downside was that the button didn't haven have a pre focus it was just much the button it focuses then takes pictures so none the less i never actually use it unless i'm using manual focus. But none the less, the two purposes i got it for worked. To make the camera bigger and to have more battery life.
Sep 28 2010 6:49PM
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50in07
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To start if you you have 3 batteries and your filming from a tripod shooting a time lapse and you're low on battery rather than dismounting you can just swap them out. It also adds stability when you're shooting freehand. They also give you a couple more features. I can't think of them though.
Sep 28 2010 9:10PM
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50in07
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You also get a verticle shutter release and you can use double A batteries.
Sep 28 2010 9:13PM
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kzrstf
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and its fucking steezy
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Sep 28 2010 9:43PM
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family_vacation
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It adds weight for a glidecam.
Sep 28 2010 10:09PM
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s.erickson
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I have a Zeikos one and it works great
Sep 28 2010 10:12PM
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TijmenDal
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Fair enough! I really want to get more into photography, but I have zero money and a lotta debts so... :(
I do have a Nikon analog SLR, I don't know which one, but it's a nice one, and it's got three lenses with it (it's my mums old camera). One tele lens, one wide angle and just a normal lens. I should pick that thing up and get some more into it before I blow my money on something like a Canon 550D (I think it's called a t2i in the us).

Sorry for thread-jacking, but what is a better brand overall, I know it's a stupid question and it's probably got a lot to do with preferences, but I'm more inclined to Canon for some reason...
Sep 29 2010 4:23AM
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SassySloth
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what is the exact name of this battery grip in the video??

and + k if you send me some ebay links

Sep 29 2010 9:04AM
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1337
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http://cgi.ebay.com/BATTERY-GRIP-CANON-EOS-550D-Rebel-T2i-SLR-2X-LP-E8-/110544046678?pt=Batteries_Chargers&hash=item19bcf04a56

or

http://cgi.ebay.com/BATTERY-GRIP-CANON-EOS-550D-Rebel-T2i-SLR-BG-E8-/230525667160?pt=Batteries_Chargers&hash=item35ac668758


first one comes with 2 extra batteries. I CAN ONLY VOUCH FOR THE ONES THAT REPLICATE THIS DESIGN, THEY ARE LEGIT, BUT MAKE SURE THEY MATCH THESE
Sep 29 2010 9:43AM
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