Product Description

Sealing material to resist water and dust / Adds a vertical shutter release / Compatible with up to 2 511A Lithium-ion battery packs or 6 AA batteries

Product Details

• Brand: Canon
• Model: 2313B001
• Dimensions: 3.30" h x 4.90" w x 5.90" l, 2.00 pounds

Features

• High-volume shooting and easier vertical shooting
• The BG-E2N grip features new sealing material around the battery compartment to better resist water and dust
• The new model replaces the original BG-E2 grip and is compatible with the EOS 20D, 30D and 40D models

Customer Reviews

Why it's NOT a must have
Many say this is a must have, and the reasons have been repeated literally a million times. But I returned the grip for a refund. Why? And why is it not a must have?


- Adding the grip makes your camera look and feel like a 1D Mark III. As a result, you have lost the advantage of using a smaller SLR, and for street and other types of candid shooting the smaller and less noticeable, the better.


- If you are the type of photographer who uses tripods almost as often as you do cameras, adding the grip means you'll want to mount your quick release plate on the grip. By common sense this tends to destabilize your tripod setup. If you use live-view mode on a windy night, you can easily observe how much more your camera wobbles in the wind if you mount your camera with this grip on top of your tripod head. If you don't want that result you will have to remove your grip every time you use your tripod.


- The benefit of using AA batteries with the grip virtually does not exist if you are truly a pro (meaning you always have backups, including a spare battery). If I remember correctly, the much heavier AA batteries in the magazine only have about 20% of the "endurance" of the Canon battery.


- The grip allows you to shoot with up to 2 batteries for up to 2000+ shots. If you are concerned with the lost photo opportunities when you shoot without the grip, check this out: it takes only ~10 seconds to swap a battery. The grip will not make your battery or batteries last longer.


- In your camera bag, the extra space needed to accommodate your camera with this grip attached is roughly enough to hold a Canon 580 EX II flash gun. Well, your bag may be differently arranged. At least in my case, only if without the grip was I able to carry 580 EX II.


- Obviously if you legally own this grip your pocket most likely has been about $170 lighter. What else could you have purchased?


Roughly speaking, the grip can be a really nice add-on if you hand hold your camera to shoot in studio or otherwise controlled settings. When it is a nice have, it is nice even if you don't shoot vertically at all. But it is at most just a nice have, not a must have. That's because you can always live without it (no matter how big your hand may be, your hand is nevertheless only a human hand, right? So it simply can't be that big!).

Great for balance and vertical shots
Enough positives being mentioned already. I am all for it.

Only negative I can think of is the wheel that turns the screw that connects to the camera. This wheel feels cheap, wobbling quite a bit more than it should. But once tightened, the grip is very secure and firm without any shake or crack as some others mentioned. My Canon grip for 350D Rebel XT is better, believe it or not. The wheel doesn't wobble, the whole thing is tight, and finish feels more solid.

And one wish - Canon will remove the power switch on the grip and let the camera switch drive both the camera and the grip. Hope this is not too hard for Canon.

canon bg-e2n battery grip
A must have accessory for the Canon 40D. Provides an additional battery which allows extra shots during a session. The grip gives the camera better balance.