Camera grip

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Hey all,

Can I get your opinions on camera grips and batteries? I imagine going for the official brand is the best option, but these look very expensive (£140) and it excludes the batteries.

On Ebay and Amazon there are battery grips for a lot cheaper, including batteries too .

Any ideas if these are any good?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Battery-Grip-2x-LP-E8-for-Canon-EOS-550D-600D-650D-700D-BG-E8-Rebel-T3i-SLR-/390813121466?pt=Batteries_Chargers&hash=item5afe46fbba

or

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Maxsima-Battery-batteries-replacement-warranty/dp/B003T1C7S0/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1396614704&sr=8-9&keywords=battery+grip+for+Canon+700d

Farmlife

i got a cheep one on ebay for my 7d, worst thing ever, cost me about €40 after shipping. sturdy feel to it, fitted perfect but missed a lot of shots with it, error messages randomly coming up, having to remove it quickly in a panic at the worst times.

I don't really need one, but I'd definitely not go for the cheapest option

Alltherage

I use an off brand grip (Pixel) and batteries (Hahnel) but I'd be wary of anything that looks to be non branded.
More so of the batteries than the grip, one probably wont drop your camera if you're hanging it by the mounting screw, the other probably wont cause a fire.

Wabbit Ears

Have a ebay grip on our D90 for years now, great thing. Notice no difference in battery life between the no name batteries and the nikon ones!!

RickyWed

Meike does a very good quality grips and cheap you can get one for 40euro of ebay or their official site, where delivery is from free to 17euro depends which you pick.