50D + BATTERY GRIP ?

[Hardrock]

Does the frame rate improve any from 6.3 f/s with the battery grip?

 

[sinjans]

No it does not. It wont slow down like when you have low battery power. Just gives you somthing fancy to hold on to and extends shooting time

 

[Big Mike]

Also gives you shutter release and extra buttons in the corner, so that you don't have to crank your wrist/arm when shooting vertically.

 

[Hardrock]

Thanks Guys!

 

[Overread]

It also gives your pinky finger on your right hand somewhere to rest as well. I don't have big hands at all, but even I found that without a grip my little finger would be waving around in the air - or rubbing up against the corner of the camera, which is annoying. A grip gives you that extra little space.

Battery life is also better in a grip - running of two batteries at once means that you can shoot for ages without having to worry about changing batteries -- but it does mean that you want to carry 2 spare batteries for when it does die.

The vertical controls are also great to have - even if youre not doing much/any people portrait work there is plenty of scope out there for the portrait aspect.

 

[NateWagner]

although to be fair, you can use a battery grip with just one battery.