I have a T2i with a DIY viewfinder on a thin piece of metal attached to the mounting screw under the camera and my tripod plate under that. I want to buy a battery grip but want to keep my viewfinder set up as well. Would one of you with a battery grip try to mount the grip with a penny sandwiched between the camera and grip? Also with a quarter? I want to know if it mounts secure and if the battery contacts still meet properly. Thank in advance for your testing!
Battery grip and viewfinder
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Samuel H
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I built a similar diy viewfinder for my father's 500d
if I used it with the grip, I got problems with electrical contact, even though the metal plate for the diy viewfinder was quite thin (in your metrics, a penny or less)
I wouldn't recommend it at all
now I have a 550d, and I'm still using the same diy viewfinder; the grip is on its way from an ebay seller; when it gets here my plan is to build a supporting arm out of a leg of an ultracheap small gorillapod knockoff
if I used it with the grip, I got problems with electrical contact, even though the metal plate for the diy viewfinder was quite thin (in your metrics, a penny or less)
I wouldn't recommend it at all
now I have a 550d, and I'm still using the same diy viewfinder; the grip is on its way from an ebay seller; when it gets here my plan is to build a supporting arm out of a leg of an ultracheap small gorillapod knockoff
Thanks for the insight. Like you my grip is on the way, I figured I may end up building an arm up from the bottom.
Using a gorilla pod is a great idea, since it would allow for movement of the viewfinder when you don't want to use it.
Thanks again, I'll cobble something else together when the grip comes in.
Using a gorilla pod is a great idea, since it would allow for movement of the viewfinder when you don't want to use it.
Thanks again, I'll cobble something else together when the grip comes in.