Comments on: Canon BG-E2N Battery Grip Review http://www.photographybay.com/2007/11/20/canon-bg-e2n-battery-grip-review/ The latest in digital photography and camera reviews, news and rumors for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus and more. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:38:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Richard Eng http://www.photographybay.com/2007/11/20/canon-bg-e2n-battery-grip-review/#comment-174803 Richard Eng Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:37 +0000 http://www.photographybay.com/2007/11/20/canon-bg-e2n-battery-grip-review/#comment-174803 The BG-E2N is the ugliest piece of accessory I've seen from Canon. I know, I know, you're not supposed to care about gadget aesthetics, esp. when it comes to photography. But I think the 40D is a beautiful camera and I'd hate to 'uglify' it with the BG-E2N. I'm the kind of consumer who appreciates the beauty of the iPhone, MacBook Pro, Aston Martin DBS, and Omega Seamaster watch. So I can't bring myself to buy the grip for my 40D. Fortunately, I don't need to. I have small hands, so my 40D provides plenty of grip to hold on to. In fact, it's the most comfortable camera to hold on the planet! And the heaviest lens I have is the 70-300mm, weighing in at 1.4 lbs, so I don't need a counter-weight, either. As for battery life, Cripes, I'll just carry a spare battery around with me. No big deal. I appreciate keeping the camera relatively light without adding a battery grip. With regards to shooting portrait mode, I'm perfectly comfortable doing so without the vertical grip. I shoot much more often in landscape, anyway. It would be nice to *look* more professional by adding a vertical grip. But that's just my ego talking. The $200 I save by NOT buying the BG-E2N can go towards a Cameron (Marumi) DRF14 ring flash. (I'm into macro photography.) I really wish there was a nice-looking battery grip, even from a third-party, but there aren't any. Very sad for Canon owners (of 20D, 30D, 40D, and 50D). The BG-E2N is the ugliest piece of accessory I’ve seen from Canon. I know, I know, you’re not supposed to care about gadget aesthetics, esp. when it comes to photography. But I think the 40D is a beautiful camera and I’d hate to ‘uglify’ it with the BG-E2N. I’m the kind of consumer who appreciates the beauty of the iPhone, MacBook Pro, Aston Martin DBS, and Omega Seamaster watch.

So I can’t bring myself to buy the grip for my 40D. Fortunately, I don’t need to. I have small hands, so my 40D provides plenty of grip to hold on to. In fact, it’s the most comfortable camera to hold on the planet!

And the heaviest lens I have is the 70-300mm, weighing in at 1.4 lbs, so I don’t need a counter-weight, either.

As for battery life, Cripes, I’ll just carry a spare battery around with me. No big deal.

I appreciate keeping the camera relatively light without adding a battery grip. With regards to shooting portrait mode, I’m perfectly comfortable doing so without the vertical grip. I shoot much more often in landscape, anyway.

It would be nice to *look* more professional by adding a vertical grip. But that’s just my ego talking.

The $200 I save by NOT buying the BG-E2N can go towards a Cameron (Marumi) DRF14 ring flash. (I’m into macro photography.)

I really wish there was a nice-looking battery grip, even from a third-party, but there aren’t any. Very sad for Canon owners (of 20D, 30D, 40D, and 50D).

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