danmitchell wrote:
So, they'd take a camera whose great virtue is its small size and make it bigger...
Well that's how I see all battery grips on DSLR's. If I want more battery life on a small factor DSLR, I would rather stuff more batteries in my pocket. I find vertical grip shooting to be of little use as I'm so used to swinging my arm around and keeping it on the primary shutter button, regardless of the orientation I want to shoot.
To each his own, I'm sure some people would have a use for such an accessory.
Well for people who use Richard Franeic's accessory this would seem to be the perfect solution. It provides better handling for bigger hands and a bonus of more power. I think priced at £60/$80 it could be a hit
While i dont know of anything specific i'm sure i've seen grips for the G9, possibly for the Leica M as well (i might be a bit confused there) which just make the handgrip a bit bigger and more friendly for those larger handed people.
Never seen a battery grip tho. Would you be shooting long enough to need the extra juice or would 2xAA add enough heft
why do people put a battery grip on a 450D? it defeats one of the main purposes of the 450Ds diminutive body design, but enough people are quite happy to shell out another 110 euros for the accessory. insert reason.
and for those thinking that gimmicky accessoires don't sell, i have but two words:
I prefer to _not_ use "battery grips" on my cameras. Like you, I'd much rather stuff a few extra batteries in pockets than add the extra bulk/weight of the grip.
And I'm unimpressed by the notion that putting a grip on a small camera balances the lenses. I think it is more likely that many users thinks it makes the camera look bigger and more pro. :-)
Dan
Sean Mills wrote:
Well that's how I see all battery grips on DSLR's. If I want more battery life on a small factor DSLR, I would rather stuff more batteries in my pocket. I find vertical grip shooting to be of little use as I'm so used to swinging my arm around and keeping it on the primary shutter button, regardless of the orientation I want to shoot.
To each his own, I'm sure some people would have a use for such an accessory.
danmitchell wrote:
I prefer to _not_ use "battery grips" on my cameras. Like you, I'd much rather stuff a few extra batteries in pockets than add the extra bulk/weight of the grip.
abam wrote:
why do people put a battery grip on a 450D? it defeats one of the main purposes of the 450Ds diminutive body design, but enough people are quite happy to shell out another 110 euros for the accessory. insert reason.
Because it helps balance out heavier lenses that they might be using...
Does sound like a silly idea at first... I'm picturing a G9, battery grip, wide angle adapter, external flash, RRS plate, ballhead, and tripod. Can you get a remote release for a G9? I don't think MLU would be an issue.
May seem kinda silly, but there's probably people out there who'd actually want to grip their P&S. You know.. take a camera that isn't easily pocketable anyways and make it less pocketable.
with respect, and without the intention of thread diversion, possessing a left hand helps to balance out heavier lenses.*
i'm with ariel in the thinking that people would buy it to beef up the look of their camera setup.
*sometimes i wonder how many people are holding their photo rig with both hands grasping the sides of the camera like an old speed-graphic reporter, instead of one hand under the lens, and one hand on the intended grip. those with three hands, please post photos of your technique.
I think we may be confusing "most people" with "most FM members" - I would imagine that most people buy the 450D or 1000D not for it's size, but purely because they are the cheapest Canon D-SLRs, for many the 40D or 50D is just too expensive to justify when photography is merely a hobby.
A little yarn for you all to be bored by - my first D-SLR was a 350D and I ended up buying the BG-E3, it's early enough in the morning that I can admit that it was partly to make the camera look bigger and more flashy, but it was also because I have very large hands and 2 fingers ended up being tucked underneath the body of the 350D without it.
or would 2xAA add enough heft