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Everything appears to work in the same manner as with the Canon BG-E6 attached.
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Additionally, you can check registration information for registered batteries and proceed with registration of additional batteries while they are inside the Vivitar or Zeikos grips. The above screenshots were taken with the Zeikos grip attached. The good news is that both the Vivitar and Zeikos grips appear to fully support the Battery Info dialogue, which provides you with info concerning the number of shutter actuations for each battery, which side the battery is located inside the grip and the remaining percentage of charge remaining for each battery. Since the LP-E6 batteries are so expensive, missing out on this feature may not be justifiable for some. What about the Battery Info dialogue on the 5D Mark II? UPDATE: Mike Spivey asked a question in the comments about an important feature that I overlooked in this comparison. The form-factor and grip style is almost identical, so holding the camera in your hand feels about the same. I think this is mostly attributable to the more “factory” feel and additional rubberized coating. Likewise, the Canon grip edges out the other two in terms of ergonomics.
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I didn’t encounter any difficulties with the shutter releases – just a little “clickier.” The rest of the controls feel pretty much the same on all three models, with the Canon getting a slight edge of smooth. The third-party grips have a little bit “clickier” of a shutter release.
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(Yeah, you’d figure it out, but it might take a minute.)ĭon’t get me wrong though, the BG-E6 has a smoother shutter release like is found on the 5D Mark II body. You might even had a hard time deciding which is which if not for the brand labels. If you were handed a 5D Mark II with any one of these three grips attached, it would function just as well as any of the other grips. However, if you lose or break the AA holder on the Zeikos or Vivitar grip, the standard Canon BG-EM6 replacement will not fit into the third-party grips. Batteries can be inserted and removed without issue. The battery door opens and closes without issue. All the controls are in the same place and function just as well as the official Canon grip. Everything works fine on the third-party grips though.
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Additionally, the battery door on the Vivitar and Zeikos grips doesn’t have the same rubberized coating found on the BG-E6.Īgain, the Canon BG-E6 feels more “factory” than the Vivitar and Zeikos knockoffs. While the Vivitar and Zeikos grips have seals on the battery door, these seals are not as significant as found in the genuine BG-E6 grip (as seen above). For the most part, they are fairly accurate reproductions of the BG-E6. Still yet, the Vivitar and Zeikos grips are not all that bad with respect to their build. The only way to tell them apart are the stickers on the bottom. Every plate, button, seal, switch and marking is in exactly the same place. Likewise, the rubber coating on the Canon grip is more like the coating on the 5D Mark II body, so it feels a little more “factory” than the Vivitar and Zeikos grips.Įxamining the Vivitar and Zeikos grips closely, they look like they came off the same assembly line in China. The plastic shell to the Canon grip seems like it is thicker than the third party grips. The Canon BG-E6 appears to be constructed out of more durable materials than what you find in the Vivitar and Zeikos grips. In this little exercise, we are going to take a look at the Canon BG-E6 grip and see how a couple of third party grips from Vivitar and Zeikos stack up against it. Third party grips are much more affordable at less than $100, but are they worth the compromise? This question comes up on forums quite a bit and finds its way in my inbox now and then. For some, that’s a little steep for a battery grip. The BG-E6 is a nice accessory to have however, it runs $250. Likewise, the BG-E6 serves as a grip for handling the camera in portrait orientation, featuring controls for the shutter release, scroll wheel, and focus point adjustments, among others. As the name implies, it holds batteries – either two LP-E6 lithium-ion batteries or 6 AA batteries in the included battery holder. The Canon BG-E6 battery grip serves a couple of different purposes for the 5D Mark II.