AFAIK, the only grips that had problems were the very early ones produced and sold from around August to November of 2004. The problem was particularly noticeable when using a big lens on a tripod with the tripod mounted to the body/grip rather than the lens, although plenty of folks had problems with them off tripod as well.
You can call Canon Customer Service or CPS and they can tell you how to identify whether you have the newer version grip, which I've not heard of any problems with. As for how the grip uses batteries, I always thought it used one completely and then switched to the other, although I've never really paid attention and this might be completely wrong. My own experience (using a 2 second review and occasional "chimping") is that I can get about 150 onboard flash pics from a regular battery and 350-500 per battery with no flash. Most of my half dozen batteries are 3rd party ones with higher capacity like the BP-511A, but I very seldom (never?) have had to change batteries in a single day. Tom P. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Ken Durling > Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 5:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: EOS BG-E2 problems > > Could someone summarize these problems? Now that I've bought > one, I can indulge in some buyer's remorse. :-\ > > Since it's the only game in town, I figured I would just > live with whatever the problems were. Yes, the grip/camera > join is not the rock of Gibraltar, but you know I really have > to purposely twist it to feel the give. I wish it wasn't > there, but to be honest most of the time I don't notice it, > and I feel it is worth the "trouble" and > so far actually really like the way the combo feels. Also, I was > told by a camera salesman that recent issues of the grip have > had some problems fixed, but I don't know what. I gather the > fit was so loose on some that the electrical contact could be > interrupted. Certainly not the case with mine. Another > person told me about a friend who added some double-sided > tape in between to stabilize it further. Mine isn;t so loose > as to seem to need that. > > It would be interesting to read about the way the grip uses > dual batteries, assuming there's a system to it. . I put a > BP-511A and a > BP-511 in mine when I got it, both fully charged, and when I > went to recharge them after shooting a party w/some built-in > flash, some hotshoe, they had discharged different amounts, > the 511A about 50% (2 > flashes) and the 511 about 70% (5 minutes to 3 flashes). > Maybe the grip does see the two variants differently, > although the grip manual says they can used interchangeably. > > I have big hands, and my Elan 7 has had a BP-300 on it from > day one, and the BG-E2 offers quite a bit more functionality, > since it also includes a 2nd main dial. I really hesitated > to buy it, but now, for the time being, I'm glad I did. > > > Ken > * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
