They said it would work, but you never know until you try. Just confirmed that the Canon T3i is compatible with the same BG-E8 Battery grip for the Canon T2i / 550D
The camera bodies are very close in design, but still a bit different. It doesn't seem like you can swap the camera's battery doors (when removed for installing battery grip). For those wondering about the GGS glass protectors working on the Canon T3i / 600D, it doesn't look like a fit. The buttons are close to the same position, but everything is just slightly off. Other accessories such as Batteries, Cards, and Chargers are all the same, so the T3i / 600D should be seamless to drop into any existing Canon T2i workflow...
Canon T2i & T3i Battery Grips
mike
How much are those? The internal spare batteries are really pricey - like 50$ i think.
eiker_ir
about hot much height does it add to the camera?
Emm
Post author@KC - Yes they are compatible.
KC
So would the T3i battery grips be compatible with the T2i? Because I think I saw one one Ebay that's 4x battery for the t3i.
JC
Thank you for letting us know, I will order one soon!
Jason
nice em, thanks for that. much appreciated for the info!