Battery Grip for the Canon 40d/50d. Which one are you using?
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Battery Grip for the Canon 40d/50d. Which one are you using?
Just got my 50d camera and starting shopping for accessories. I was looking at the Canon battery grip and noticed they are quite expensive compared to off brand grips. (2 to 3 times more.) When it comes to battery grips, does that old saying apply? "You get what you pay for." There is several grips available for the 40d/50d that are right around the $100.00-$125.00 range that also includes batteries. I'm curious to know what you guys are using, if your using one. Any info you can provide would be great. I just don't want to get a ebay grip that falls apart a couple weeks after owning it. If getting the Canon grip is the way to go then that's what I'll get, but I would like to save some money getting a 3rd party battery grip so I may save towards other accessories.
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I dont have either, but the updated grip for the 40d/50d has better weather sealing compared to the 20/30d grips, the canon made ones that is
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If you get an aftermarket battery, look at the mAh ratings. You will find that for your camera there are many. The greater the mAh rating technically the better (longer power)
A 1600 mAh should be fair enough to get some good number of shots.
A 1600 mAh should be fair enough to get some good number of shots.
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If you spent the money on the 50D get the OE stuff. Trust me! I'm always a fan of getting OE stuff (minus lenses cause those get too costly for me right now) so like speedlights and usually cheaper accessories for the camera body I stick to OE.
