Canon BG-E9 Battery Grip for the Canon EOS 60D
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Right out of the box you can see the camera grip gives a very integrated look to the camera. Is easy to use even without the clear and concise instructions.

Features: The grip gives a very integrated look to the camera. I found serval features very nice. Integrated into the unit is storage for your battery door, so you don't have to worry about forgetting where in your camera bag you stowed it. The AA battery tray is great for emergency use. The included storage bag is a nice touch. All buttons on the battery grip are conveniently located and easy to use.

Weight and Balance: Adds weight to the camera and makes it taller, enough so that you are going to notice it on your neck strap. I use a 70-200 cannon lens and the camera does tend to lean down, so a tripod or mono pod is highly recommended.

Use: Excellent for shooting RAW photos. In Las Vegas using a stabilized telephoto lens, I was able to do a day of shooting and reviewing on the camera without worry and still had battery power for family shots later in the evening. t.

Recommendation: I highly recommend the Cannon BG-E9 Battery Grip to double the number of shots for the 60D. (it even shows how many shots and percentage of battery left for each battery). I would definitely recommend this to a friend.
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I got this because I have one for my T3i - they are both actually packaged as "Meike" brand. It seems identical to the Canon model - color, material, controls, AA battery pack and even a (not implemented well) attempt at weather-sealing. So far - so good!

Major design flaw:
Maybe I should have labeled this a review of the BG-E7 Half Grip!
The battery compartment door on the back of the grip is simply slick plastic as opposed to the Canon (and several other after market) branded models that have a grippy rubber inset in the door. This was a total non-starter for me. This is a relatively large grip - feels even bigger than my buddy's 1d mkIV - and without the grippy rubber on the back, it felt as if it could slip out of my hand at any point. On my T3i, the body with grip is so well balanced and the indented space where your fingers rest in front so deep that I can literally let it hang from just my fingers on the front edge. I can also do this with the 7D without a grip when in landsacpe / horizontal orientation. But due to the design of the 7D and how the grip has to fit, there is much less space for your fingers when using the body with the grip in portrait / vertical orientation. Thus you can not let it "hang" by your fingers because there is really only space for your "fingertips" to make contact - rather than the last two segments (phalanges) of your fingers. So, it is critical to have a good gripping surface in front as well as the back for your thumb to actually make the "grip". An even better combination would be to make the grip / body combo "deeper" in the front but that is apparently not possible with the design.

If you really wanted a cheaper alternative to the Canon brand, there are several after-market models that do have the grip on the back. The ones sold by B&H (Vellos) and the Opteka model have the grippy but beware -- In the same way that these Amazon models seem to come labeled under a bunch of differing names, I would make absolutely sure that the model you want has the grippy surface on the back. Even those that now have it may change actual manufacturers and omit it. I called a major retailer, asked and was told their model was "exactly like the Canon". It had no grip.

I can't comment on the mechanical functioning of the unit as I never used it!

Enough rant.
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The BG-E13 is a solid product.  I use the LP-E6 battery option rather than the AA battery option. It does come with the AA battery tray if you need or prefer it.  Besides the extended battery life, the grip allows a vertical orientation without awkward contortions with your hands. I carry two additional LP-E6 batteries and a car charger to ensure I have fresh batteries at all times. Some complain that the Canon LP-E6 battery is too expensive to purchase several, but I have purchased non-Canon batteries (Wasabi) for a tenth of the price.  They have performed well through repeated rechargings.  A caution, however, as it does add over a pound in weight including the batteries. I find the extra weight is well worth the piece of mind over sufficent battery life and the greater mobility.
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This battery grip is fantastic. I am a professional photographer and have several Canon cameras and they all have Canon battery grips on them. I have never used an after market brand.
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This was the second battery grip that I tried for my Nikon D5300. The first one was by Vivitar and did not work very well. The vertical shutter release did not work consistently and where it plugged into the grip from the camera body was inconvenient. This grip places that connection in the front of the grip which makes it more convenient and does not interfere with placing the camera down on surfaces.
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I sue a vertical grip on my camera at all times because I feel it improves my hold and I appreciate the extra shooting time which comes from having a pair of batteries hooked up to the camera. However, I have recently been shooting some long night shots, and find the battery grip does not allow as steady a mounting as the naked camera body itself. Unfortunately, somewhere along the line I misplaced the original battery door and ordered this as a replacement. It works exactly as it should. Closes securely and makes proper electrical contact. What more could one expect it to do?
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Positives: It's a fraction of the cost of Canon's grip. I purchased it for that and for the fact that I got my 70D before Canon's grip was available. Many of the top right camera buttons are on the right hand side of the grip and they work flawlessly.

Negatives: Only one, and it is the same problem I had with another aftermarket grip for my 450D (Rebel XSi) - if you are using AA batteries with this grip rather than the LP-E6 batteries, the spidery-looking AA battery holder sometimes fails to make proper contact, resulting in no power to the camera. (however, I only recommend using AAs in emergencies when your LP-E6 batteries are discharged).1
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Okay, I am using these batteries in my Battery Grip for the Canon 77D.  Since my Grip has two slots the top battery is the OEM one and the Wasabi battery is second.  I do not have the issues everyone else seems to have.  However I am not inserting my battery directly into the camera.
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Allow me to start by saying I have Vivitar battery grips on my Canon T5i and my T2i, both of which I've had for several years and they're still working great and fit just as well as the factory Canon grip I have on my T1i.  THAT SAID, I recently took the big plunge and bought a 7D Mark II so I could still use my crop lenses and L lenses together and have a much better camera.  Had no qualms about buying the Vivitar grip because I've been very pleased with the ones I already own.  Something has definitely changed with the manufacture of these grips.

Digital Goja is great, the grip arrived quickly, well packaged, the Vivitar batteries are just as good as the factory batteries, no problems with any of that.  The grip itself, because the 7D MII is much bigger and wider than a conventional Rebel series camera, is naturally bigger as well, and as others have noted, it doesn't fit as securely on the camera as my other Vivitar grips have.  It's certainly something I can live with given the bargain basement price, but the fit isn't as good as one would hope.  The battery functions appear to be fine, no issues with that.  The issue, for what it's worth, is a notably cheaper build quality on this grip compared to the two others I own, all of which came out of the black striped Vivitar boxes.  This grip literally feels "cheap" - the plastic seems thinner, the battery compartment latches don't work as well, and the big kicker for me, the thumb wheel atop the grip feels like it's a toy and is extremely flimsy feeling.  It is communicating with the camera - for now - but I highly doubt given how loose and flimsy it feels that this wheel is going to hold up.  Maybe I just got a Monday morning example, who knows, but I strongly doubt this grip will deliver long-term reliable service.

It works, but the build quality on the one I received was definitely far below the previous Vivitar/Canon battery grips I've bought for my older Canon DSLR's.  Perhaps they rushed this one into production for the Mark II?  For the money, I'm not upset about it, and when the budget allows, I'll buy an OEM Canon grip for this camera and be done with it.  Given that I got two batteries with the grip, the price point is excellent and again, the thing does work - I just don't think it's going to last very long and Vivitar's quality control on this particular grip caught me quite by surprise.
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I try to buy original Canon products for my Canon cameras, so the I can be sure that they are compatible with my cameras.  I wanted extra battery power for fieldwork, so that I wouldn't have to interrupt my shooting (or miss a good shot) just to change out a battery.  I already had experience with a Canon battery grip for my Tli, so I knew what I needed.  Since I didn't want any substitutes, this product was my first and only choice for a battery grip for my Canon 60D.  It functions perfectly!
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Fit well with my 80D. Way cheaper than the original Canon brand. Have the two options to charge the camera wither double AA batteries or the standard batteries is convenient when you are in a long day of shooting. Buttons on the battery grip works when it is turned on. It won't work when you have the slider on the off side of the grip. When you go to the battery info on the camera options, it does display both batteries.
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I really Like the battery grip however i connected it to my Nikon at a Suprize perposal I was shooting and my camera gave me an error??? I had used the battery grip before with no problems but it just wouldnt work no matter what I did. Two days later I tried it and it worked fine...so strange.
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I use battery grips on all my bodies.  They give me the extra weight to counteract the weight of most of my lenses.  Naturally, they add the extra battery power and vertical shutter button.  I would only use the Canon grips just like I would only use Canon lenses as oppose to using third parties accessories.  I'm a firm believer in that you get what you pay for.
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The battery grip not only gives you 'more camera' to hold on to but it gives you twice the battery power....twice the battery time. I tend to take a lot of vertical pics and the battery grip has the shutter button located exactly where I need it.  I can't say enough about this battery grip! It is a definite great buy! Well worth the money. I would recommend it to anyone who has the Rebel XT camera.
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I read and watched a lot of reviews on Battery Grips for my Nikon 7200 before I made this purchase.  First off everything on this grip works(buttons, dials, joystick, etc.) and it fastens tight to the camera.  It matches up color and size wise pretty well and I've used both OEM and after market batteries in it.

One problem I've had is it's weight is off because it's made of plastic.  Don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with the plastic, it fells solid (no breaking worries) but it's light even with the battery install.  A lot of the reviews I read and saw kept saying that the difference between this grip and the Nikon OEM grip was the fact that this one is plastic and Nikon's is magnesium.  When i ordered, I thought who cares if it's plastic or not it's $200 cheaper.  That's mostly true.  I still would buy this grip over Nikon's but only because of the price.

The other little knock on this grip is its rotating dials.  Their not bad but they have a different feel to their rotation than the one's on my camera.  So when you change from horizontal to vertical your controls feel a little different (they have more play in them).

In the end if you're looking for a battery grip and don't want to spend $250 this one is nice and works.  If you don't mind plastic you can get this battery grip and a nice 50mm or 35mm f1.8 prime lens for the price of the Nikon OEM grip alone.
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While i found the Canon Battery Grip BG-E3 slight over priced it is, now that I have it atool I would not use my Canon EOS Rebel Xt without. I was afraid that I would accidently be hitting the botton button accidently all of the time but now that i have it I discovered that doing so is all but impossible. The extended battery life in conjunction with the enhanced gripp and shooting and adjusting make this something i will not go without. Highly recommend it for anybody with a canon EOS Rebel xt. I have yet to find any downside to owning this product with the exception of the added weight which in my opinion is minimal and worth every ounce of it.
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I like having the ability to use the Canon batteries as well as standard AA batteries. The grip feels natural and has rubberized coat g to prevent accidental slippage