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| Canon BG-E3 Battery Grip for EOS Digital Rebel XT Camera | 
 enlarge | Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $220.00
Buy New: $114.49
You Save: $105.51 (48%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  130 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 4.8 x 3.3
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 0211B001
Model: 0211B001
UPC: 013803049770
EAN: 0013803049770
ASIN: B0007WK8LC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
If you take a lot of pix in one session, you'll need this. August 20, 2008
If you are planing on taking a lot of shots, this is one accessory that you want to add to your camera.
It comes with two inserts, one holds 6 of AA batteries, and the other will hold two of the in-camera batteries.
The grip has good ergonomics and well constructed.
A geat buy! August 1, 2008
The BG-E3 BATTERY GRIP is a great addition to my Canon XTI. The grip adds more space to hold the camera(for people with big hands) and adds some weight to the camera so it feels like your holding something. Plus I got it a low price and on time.
Yeah, you should just get it. July 31, 2008
When I was considering my first DSLR purchase, I was guided by price to determine what I would get. I wasn't really aware of the size difference between the xxxD cameras and many others. I ordered my XTI, and have been loving it. Then I picked up a 40D. For me, size does matter. I'm just short of 6'2", and have long, "piano player" fingers. I still can't afford a pro-size camera, but this grip has made a significant difference in comfort and holding ability. The ability to use two batteries is a plus. Yeah, just get it.
 Canon BG-E3 review July 7, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Canon BG-E3 battery grip is pretty much as advertized, but I gave it a 2 for the reasons below. Some have complained about the small size of the XTi for big handed people (like me), but I guess I have become used to it. In fact, in comparison with the 40D, I have found that I actually enjoy using the smaller XTi. My little finger (pinky) fits snuggly under the camera helping to stabilize it and making it easier to "throw around" for a shot. The main problem lies in the fact that the grip has a lower lip (where the batteries go) that no longer allows me to comfortably place my little finger anywhere when I hold it. The added weight of the grip+batteries does provide more stability for the camera around the neck, however there are other techniques that will work as well. My thoughts: if you are out taking photos, the camera should be in hand and at ready. Otherwise, it is in my backpack and out of way. As far as the number of shots are concerned, I've rarely had an issue except a couple of times where I set out with the battery already low and I forgot to take a spare. A full battery will do for a couple of cards, which is plenty of work to sort through back home on the computer for me. But if the issue is to have a longer shooting time, save money and buy more batteries instead (I mean, really, how long does it take to change out a battery?). I may find occasion to use it some day if I am out on a shoot where I cannot recharge and run out of juice, it will be a whole lot easier to find some AA batteries at a local gas station than the Canon rechargeable. On the positive side, I do occasionally put the grip on when I am primarily taking portrait photos (since I have it) as the controls on the grip make it much nicer and easier (the major redeeming feature). The bottom line for me is that it mostly just takes up space in my camera bag. However, as you can see by the other reviews, it does have fans. So if you are thinking of buying it, go try it and see how it fits in your hand.
One of those necessary accessories June 30, 2008
Take your camera and hold it sideways to take a portrait instead of a landscape shot. How often do you do this? Never? Feel awkward? Are all of your pictures landscape shots and it seems like the same shot over and over?
Now imagine your camera were more square shaped and once you flip it 90 degrees there was a second set of buttons there for shutter release, aperture, exposure lock, exposure compensation and AF points. That is to say, once you've flipped the camera over, you don't need to flip it back unless you're going to go into the menus between shots. The buttons on the grip pretty much feel the same as the ones on the camera body itself, so you can easily flip back and forth without looking for the shutter buttons and without skipping a beat.
With the grip on there, taking portraits feels just as natural as taking landscapes. It's even more comfortable to take a portrait shot, given my nose. Overall, I wind up taking about 50/50 or maybe even 60/40 portraits to landscapes. Without the grip, it would probably be more like 5/95.
If you're in the 5/95 camp, you need this.
Ok, so it's technically a "battery grip" and lets you pop in two batteries instead of one. Quite frankly, unless you're shooting 2000 pictures at a time and using the pop up flash, one battery will probably do you just fine. The fact that it holds a second battery is an added bonus. I used mine with only one battery for about half a year before I got a second battery.
There's a switch to disable the redundant shutter buttons, and installation is a snap once you figure out how to remove the battery door from the camera body. There's even a handy place on the vertical pointy thing to store the door. The camera will drain one battery then move onto the second one so when you have to recharge, you only have to recharge one or swap if necessary. Frankly I cannot imagine draining two batteries in a day.
One last bonus is that it comes with a small rack so you can run your XT or XTi on 6 AA batteries instead of the lithium ion batteries. This last feature should be used as an emergency measure. The AA batteries really don't hold a candle to the Canon batteries.
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