Need opinion on 3rd party Battery Grip

[eljoal]

Hi Fellow CSer,

I'm a newbie here and I just need some opinion whether to go for a third party battery grip or buy the original one. The price of the 3rd party is almost half the price of the original one, But I like to know what are the chances that a 3rd party grip may damage my camera. I came across one shop here in SG that is selling one for canon 350d and when I looked at it, it's exactly the same as the canon one.

I'm not sure if this is the correct section to post this question. My apologies

[ihub88]

you know the risk but yet you still look at 3th party.

[eljoal]

Originally Posted by ihub88 you know the risk but yet you still look at 3th party.

Hi ihub88

Actually I'm not sure if there is a risk, as you can see in my first post I asked if there are any chances of damaging my cam. I just think that if 3rd party lenses doesn't damage my cam, how can a battery grip?

[JediForce4ever]

Get the orginal.More reliable.

[calebk]

Originally Posted by ihub88 you know the risk but yet you still look at 3th party.

IMHO there is next to no risk involved with 3rd party grips, ie the Opteka. However, I'd suggest getting the original BG-E3 because you'll minimise occurence of Err99 that may occur with a 3rd party grip.

[eljoal]

Thanks to all for the advise, Will probably get the canon one mid next week.