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Battery Grip or Speedlight

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SNP_CREW
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Hey so I got some money lying around in giftcards and such that I wanna use up. Im kinda undecided, Ive got about $200. Should I get a battery grip for my 7D or a relatively cheap speedlight? Open to other things as well but budget right now is pretty close to 200. thanks
Jan 14 2013 5:18PM
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Sklar
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Could get a speedlight and some flash triggers for that, maybe even 2 speedlights and triggers
off camera flash is awesome
Jan 14 2013 5:29PM
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SNP_CREW
Posts: 249 - Karma: 495
would you have any product in particular that you would recommend?
Jan 14 2013 5:37PM
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steezysteeze
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don't know what it's like for a 7d but for my t2i I got a knock off battery grip for ~$50 and it came with 2 fully functional batteries. Never had a problem with it yet and it's been over a year since I got it.
Jan 14 2013 5:39PM
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FatWhore
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link?
Jan 14 2013 5:41PM
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Sklar
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check out yongnuo stuff
They make some awesome stuff for someone on a budget to get into off camera flash
I have a yongnuo 560 flash, a bunch of 603 triggers, and some of their new 622 triggers. I also have a vivitar 285 hv that has served me really well.

Something along the lines of a 560 or two with 603 triggers would be a good place to start.

Check out Jamie's flash guide, too, some good info there if you're looking to get into shooting with flashes
https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/696088/
Jan 14 2013 5:42PM
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steezysteeze
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http://www.ebay.com/sch/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313&_nkw=BATTERY+GRIP+FOR+CANON+EOS+550D+%2FRebel+T2i+SLR%2B2X+LP-E8%09+BATTERY+GRIP+FOR+CANON+EOS+550D+%2FRebel+T2i+SLR&_sacat=See-All-Categories

it took a while to ship but it was worth it. I can't remember how long it took but i'm pretty sure it was at least 2-3 weeks. Whatever though, it's 50 bucks.
Jan 14 2013 6:26PM
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NPF
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hmmm.... kind of want.
Jan 14 2013 8:53PM
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NickVentura
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http://www.amazon.com/Zeikos-ZE-CBG7D-Battery-Power-Camera/dp/B0032JTOBM/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1358218641&sr=1-2&keywords=7d+battery+grip
Jan 14 2013 9:58PM
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SKIWAGEN
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i also have one of the chinese battery grips on my t2i and love it, it was cheap and has worked perfectly
Jan 15 2013 8:33PM
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