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Opteka Battery Pack Grip / Vertical Shutter Release for Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera with 2 LP-E6 Batteries (4000 mAh Total) | 
| Brand: Opteka
Category: Photography
List Price: $249.00
Buy New: $79.95
as of 9/5/2010 19:14 CEST details
You Save: $169.05 (68%)
Seller: 47th Street Photo
Rating:  3 reviews
MPN: OPT-5DMKII-GRIP-2LPE6-KIT
Model: OPT-5DMKII-GRIP-2LPE6-KIT
UPC: 049368829038
EAN: 0049368829038
ASIN: B003AYHA92
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 2 Equivalent Ultra-High Capacity 2000 mAh LP-E6 Batteries included | | • | Vertical shutter release also makes shooting with the camera in a vertical position just as comfortable as shooting horizontal | | • | Buttons for AE lock, AF point selector, aperture value, shutter, and mail dial | | • | Increases functionality and convenience | | • | 1 Year Opteka Warranty |
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Product Description
Opteka is proud to be allowed to use the same factory and mold as Canon uses for their BG-E6. Opteka is one of the world's leading producers of high-performance batteries and accessories. Opteka believes there is no limit to the potential of portable power, and as a company they will always strive to find innovative and efficient ways to power your life in the future! The Opteka BG-5DMKII holds 6 AA or 2 LP-E 6batteries. This provides a extremely extended shooting time. The vertical shutter release also makes shooting with the camera in a vertical position just as comfortable as shooting horizontally. Compatible with the Canon 5D Mark II Digital SLR only. This package includes 2 LP-E6 2000 mAh Batteries for Maximum shooting time.
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| Customer Reviews:
 You get what you pay for August 18, 2010
A. Geraci (Washington, DC)
My review is similar to the others.
I purchase a lot of Opteka products because, lets face it, they're cheap.
PROS: The battery grip is GREAT. No issues what so ever. Yah, the buttons feel a bit cheap, but besides that it has full functionality and only cost 1/3 the price of the Canon version.
CONS: The batteries are... CRAP. Since they DON'T come with their own charger (and you can't use the canon charger) they are literally worthless. I checked to see if they still sell the separate charger for their (opteka) batteries and guess what... they don't --- which makes this Grip+Battery combo (again) completely worthless. Just buy the battery grip by itself and buy another brand of cheap batteries that comes with its own charger. Don't spend 20$ more on something (worthless batteries) that wont work.
Buy the grip. Ditch the bats.
(The grip IS worth it).
 Doesn't hold batteries in place or keep connection with camera April 18, 2010
AlwaysWorking (Evergreen, Wa)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Some Opteka stuff is okay, this is not. There is no generic battery that the 5D reads, thank you Canon. So I knew that when I bought the Opteka. But the battery grip doesn't keep a solid connection with the camera, so one second I'm shooting away capturing a great moment, and the next my camera is dead, then it comes back on with the usual "Cannot communicate with this battery" and I have to stop and hit ok before I can continue. Sometimes it takes unscrewing the grip and rescrewing in or turning it off and on again before it works. Not cool when people are waiting on me. When I open the chamber door one batter is always loose, the little tab that is supposed to hold the battery in place doesn't do a very good job. The whole does feel cheap, it is. I would be fine with feels cheap if it worked, but it doesn't work, and it's compromised my work. I know the canon one is $240, which is a bit too much, but the Opteka model is not a good enough eplacement for the canon
Spend your money elsewhere April 14, 2010
D. Turin (Boston, MA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The battery grip itself is fine. The buttons do not have as nice a feel as the ones on the camera body, and the dial is hard to turn with one finger.
My major complaint is with the included batteries. The description does not mention that the batteries each come with a separate charger and will not be read by the camera (for remaining battery life). I even called the seller prior to ordering to find out if the camera would read the batteries, and I was told it would.
In my personal opinion, having two extra batteries and absolutely no way to determine the level of their charge is completely useless. I bought this because it was the same price as a single battery from Canon -- my advice is to just purchase the more expensive battery.
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