Home > Consumer Reviews > Opteka Battery Pack Grip / Vertical Shutter Release with Charger, 2 LP-E5 Batteries (3600 mAh Total), Wireless Remote, Cleaning Kit, & Mini Tripod

As everyone else has said, the battery grip fits great. I actually prefer the shutter release on this to the one on my T1i Camera. The camera feels so much better in hand with this on as well, it gives a place for my pinky finger to rest and with a larger lens (like my 18-200 or 70-300) it evens out the weight a bit more. The Batteries just last, over 1000 photos with average flash usage so far. I have not yet run them all the way down before charging. Love having Two Chargers now so I can charge both batteries at once. Have used the car adapter with this one a couple of times even to make sure my spare battery was topped off. The Remote works as expected, gives you more distance than a Cable Release, but you have to be within angular range of the sensor.

I bought the Battery Pack to use for a wedding. Really wanting to be able to shoot a lot of vertical shots. The battery pack looks professional, I got lots of compliments. Easy to put on the camera and take off. I found some issues with taking time to refresh after I had been shooting for about 4 hours solid. Not as great as I wanted. Overall I recommend this product even with it's limitations. The pricing and delivery were great.

I was a bit skeptical about the price of this package, but I am very glad I took the leap of faith. This would have been a huge expense if I had purchased a higher name brand individually. I have run all of the components through testing and they all pass with flying colors!

DO NOT buy the Canon part and batteries, unless you really like spending the money on the Canon label.

This unit works fantastic. The battery life is almost inexhaustable. I took well over 1500 photos across 2-3 days without running out of juice. With previous cameras, maintaining a regime each night in the hotel of charging batteries was crucial. That is over with this. The high MaH batteries last so much longer than Canon's own and cost a fraction of what Canon charges. And the fact that I can simply swap in AA batteries in an emergency means I will never have to worry about battery life in my camera. I went on a twelve day vacation and battery was never an issue. I took almost 6,000 photos. I only charged batteries 3-4 of the nights and battery indicator only reduced from full when I skipped charging for two nights in a row.

Just phenomenal.

The battery pack grip and the two extra batteries will leave you set to do any gig. It is a must. The T1i is really light and sometimes it is harder to be stable when you take pictures...this pack gives the necessary weight to the camera.