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Opteka Battery Pack Grip / Vertical Shutter Release with Charger, 2 LP-E5 Batteries (3600 mAh Total), Wireless Remote, Cleaning Kit, & Mini Tripod
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Worth the money
(5 out of 5) by Dreamer on Nov 22, 2009 (Texas)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!
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Battery Pack Review
(4 out of 5) by Pixel Postulate on Nov 21, 2009 (SD, CA)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.
Fantastic and just an amazing value
(5 out of 5) by Royal on Nov 4, 2009 (New Rochelle, NY United States)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.
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.
Great package for a cheap price
(4 out of 5) by Renato Braga on Sep 29, 2009 (USA)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.
Great Item
(5 out of 5) by Robert Walker on Sep 27, 2009 (Oregon)This item was delivered on time and works as good as the higher priced canon grip. The batteries seem to last forever.