Canon BGE1 Battery Grip for use with the Digital Rebel Camera

by Canon

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000CC65P
• Item model number: BG-E1
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 27, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The BG-E1 holds 2 Battery Packs BP-511 or BP-512 to offer double-length shooting time. The vertical shutter release also makes shooting with the camera in a vertical position just as comfortable as shooting horizontally.

Product Description

Holds 2 CANON BP-511 Battery Packs to allow double-length shooting time

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a must, good to have, for balance, convenience, power, July 29, 2004

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Roy (Folsom, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Canon BGE1 Battery Grip for use with the Digital Rebel Camera (Electronics)

If you just the Digital Rebel kit and don't want to spend too much money on accessories, this is not for you. A single battery has enough power for a trip or even a few days vacation.

But if you are a powerful user, will buy more lens, especiall the heavy L lens, a 550EX flash which is also bulky, I would say this is must for you.

With 10oz grip and 2 extra batteries (seach on e-b-a-y for cheap generic ones), the camera feels more comfortable and stable. Even with 550ex attached to it and a 70-200 4L lens on, I still feel it is well balanced. And 2nd group of button is really convenient for portrait. Of course, 2 batteries always have more power.

If I remove it, with 550ex flash on it, I really feel awkard to hold it.

So if you just have the kit, forget about it. If you have external flashes (550ex or 420ex at least), L series lens, don't hesitate, buy it.

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Overkill but a cool add-on, July 6, 2004

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J. Casper (Everywhere) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon BGE1 Battery Grip for use with the Digital Rebel Camera (Electronics)

With the battery packs that are available for the Digital Rebel having a grip just for more power is shear over-kill. Not that it is a bad thing, it's just that most people don't have enough flash memory to even take advantage of one battery, much less two. A 512mb chip holds around 150 photos on the best JPEG setting, a single battery will last you more than 400 photos! Unlike many other digital camera's the Rebel sips power even with a lot of photo review, so don't feel you need this add-on for a day of shooting. On the other hand if you like a nice solid feel to your camera and have big hands and find most digitals a little toyish, then you'll love the extra grip and weight the battery grip provides.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a workhorse!, January 9, 2004

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A. Leonard "zakool21" (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon BGE1 Battery Grip for use with the Digital Rebel Camera (Electronics)

I bought this as one of the first accessories for my Canon Digital Rebel / 300D. The grip is a total workhorse. It holds two batteries. With 80% charge on each battery, a 4 second image review on the LCD, and using the flash about 50% of the time, I took 1200+ pictures before the bar faded a notch on my battery indicator. A MUST if you're going to own the dRebel.