15Oct Canon 60D Battery Grip BG-E9 Review
Now that the Canon 60D has had time to hit the streets, emails are coming with questions about the Canon BGE9 Battery Grip
BG-E9 Battery Grip For Canon 60D
For those who were wondering about how much extra height this grip adds to the DSLR body, I have two Canon 60D’s side by side. Buttons and switches are similar to other Battery Grip models, but the most different feature is that it uses the LP-E6 batteries (same as 5DMarkII & &D), but loads the battery tray in from the sides like a Canon T2i. When they said they would make a camera in between the T2i and 7D, they weren’t kidding.
October 18th, 2010 at 5:14 am
Do the AF-on and Magnification buttons on the grip get in the way when holding it? I have large hands and thats the reason i’m thinking that this grip will make it easier to hold the camera. But as i see those buttons lay directly where i would be gripping it. Do they get pushed accidently very easily? Would you suggest waiting on the aftermarket version?
October 18th, 2010 at 7:21 am
@Mr.Brown – there is a switch to disable the grip buttons.
December 4th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
Hey Emm,
If I pick up a grip will it work with aftermarket batteries?
December 4th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
@francisco – Yes it does work. You should check out the cheap batteries I got that work with the battery meter here: http://cheesycam.com/canon-lp-e6-oem-for-cheap/
April 14th, 2011 at 5:58 am
One Question, does the bg-e9 ship WITH the batteries
April 14th, 2011 at 9:41 am
@Jim – It does not come with any batteries.
May 11th, 2011 at 6:42 am
Hey Emm, thanks for the great blog. I check it at least a couple times a week. I have purchased a few recommendations and appreciate your work.
I am interested in getting an aftermarket bg-e9, but would like to know if it helps balance the camera for video shooting. Any thoughts?
May 11th, 2011 at 10:16 am
@Andrew – Yes it does balance a bit, but also adds the ability to have twice the run-time, and also makes it super easy to change out batteries if you’re mounted to a stabilizer, rig, tripod, slider, jib, etc. The grip loads batteries from the side or back (rather than from the bottom).
August 31st, 2011 at 9:55 pm
The magazine for lithium battery is fine,but recently the magazine for AA batteries does not work,when I used AA batteries made by Eveready.What could be the problem, magazine or the battery?
December 8th, 2011 at 3:54 pm
What lense are you using on those 60D’s?
December 8th, 2011 at 5:45 pm
@Brian R – The bigger is the Canon 85mm F/1.2L and the smaller looks to be the Canon 24-105mm F/4L (I think).