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The YXTM is a generic Chinese made grip which is less than half the price of the genuine Canon BGE2. I bought mine from HKSupplies in Hong Kong on eBay for £36 plus £12 delivery (3 days from purchase to it arriving at my door).
The grip comes in a bright yellow/red box with all the same parts as the BGE2 including the seperate AA battery adaptor tray.
The rubberised finish on the grip is identical to that on the camera making a good match. This picture shows the front right quarter with the shutter release, selector wheel and grip on/off switch, this switch controls only the grip to prevent accidental triggering of the shutter when not using it in portrait orientation.
Build quality is very high, I have a geniune Canon BGE1 for my 300D and cannot tell the difference in quality between them. To the rear of the shutter/selector buttons are AE lock/FE lock and AF point selection controls mirroring those on the camera itself.
The battery compartment lid which you must remove for the grip to fit onto the camera goes into a slot on the grip and is held in place inside the battery compartment while in use.
The 30d Is a very sturdy feeling camera in it's own right but the addition of the grip makes it feel very solid indeed. It's a big item suitable for those with big mitts but perhaps not so good for someone with smaller hands.
Please forgive the poor grainy shots, I forgot to take the 300D back to 100iso from 1600 after shooting the eclipse ahem :shake:
The grip comes in a bright yellow/red box with all the same parts as the BGE2 including the seperate AA battery adaptor tray.
The rubberised finish on the grip is identical to that on the camera making a good match. This picture shows the front right quarter with the shutter release, selector wheel and grip on/off switch, this switch controls only the grip to prevent accidental triggering of the shutter when not using it in portrait orientation.
Build quality is very high, I have a geniune Canon BGE1 for my 300D and cannot tell the difference in quality between them. To the rear of the shutter/selector buttons are AE lock/FE lock and AF point selection controls mirroring those on the camera itself.
The battery compartment lid which you must remove for the grip to fit onto the camera goes into a slot on the grip and is held in place inside the battery compartment while in use.
The 30d Is a very sturdy feeling camera in it's own right but the addition of the grip makes it feel very solid indeed. It's a big item suitable for those with big mitts but perhaps not so good for someone with smaller hands.
Please forgive the poor grainy shots, I forgot to take the 300D back to 100iso from 1600 after shooting the eclipse ahem :shake: