Opteka Battery Pack Grip / Vertical Shutter Release for Canon EOS 20D, 30D, 40D & 50D Digital SLR Camera

by Opteka

Product Details

• ASIN: B001MUHTFG
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 2, 2008

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Product received not the same as desciption, March 21, 2009

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Pat U (Allen Park, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Opteka Battery Pack Grip / Vertical Shutter Release for Canon EOS 20D, 30D, 40D & 50D Digital SLR Camera (Electronics)

The grip I received form 47th St. Photo was not the same as pictured and described in the listing. The design looks nothing like the original Canon grip. It has two shutter buttons in front on either side. A slide switch to turn the shutter buttons on/off. A power/battery type on/off button. There was also a input port to plug in a power supply and a remote. It was an Opteka grip but sadly it had no buttons for the AE lock, AF point selector, shutter, or a dial. The grip did not come with a battery tray for AA batteries. It provided only two separate trays that held a single BP-511 battery each which insert into the back of the grip. Build quality was okay and the shutter buttons and switches worked. I was disappointed in the design and lack of features and decided to return the grip. Dealing with the people (Robbie) at 47th St. Photo was pleasent. They gave me an RMA# without any problems. I had to pay the shipping back ($8+) though. They also gave the option to have them send the AA battery trays or to upgrade to the original Canon grip (~$200). I wish the desciption was correct. I would not have ordered this grip if I knew what I know now. P.S. 47th St. said that photos posted of product are from other people and not them. I'm not sure if is true about the main product picture but that is what they said.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good, but missing a feature., March 20, 2009

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R. Wiltbank - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opteka Battery Pack Grip / Vertical Shutter Release for Canon EOS 20D, 30D, 40D & 50D Digital SLR Camera (Electronics)

The mold is the same one used by Canon; however, it's missing a feature that I loved with the grip for the XSi series, and that's the dial that allows you to change the aperture in AV mode or the auto-focus point.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty darn good, but watch the little things, January 29, 2009

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J. Murdock "Web editor, wedding photographer" (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opteka Battery Pack Grip / Vertical Shutter Release for Canon EOS 20D, 30D, 40D & 50D Digital SLR Camera (Electronics)

My hands need a grip of some sort on the bottom of almost any camera I've owned, so I got this for my 20D and it worked just fine. It feels a tad cheap, but I had no trouble with it maintaining contact or staying on the camera.

The controls have a similar feel to those on the camera (although the finger wheel is a bit stiffer turning) and it was comfortable to use.

When I moved up to a 30D, however, I had a lot of trouble getting it to recognize that the grip was on it. It turned out that there's a tiny latch on the camera that the grip must depress, but the grip's button was too wide to do it. I ended up using a screwdriver to hold the latch down until the grip was on. All told, it took almost an hour. Once it was on, it worked great...but I can't take it off. Ever.

Not sure why I never had this problem with the 20D. Slight design change by Canon perhaps?

Overall, though, it does the job just fine. I'd recommend the one that comes with the two extra batteries just because the cost/benefit is better, and the batteries I got were fantastic.