For me, a battery grip is a necessary extra expense, but I cut off as much of that expense as possible by getting third-party grips. In this case, the Vello BG-C6 Battery Grip for the Canon EOS 60D camera.
Related entries:
• Review: Canon EOS 60D
• What’s the Point of a Battery Grip?
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“Should I get a battery grip?” is a question many new DSLR owners ask at some point. And if they ever decide to get one, the next question is “Are third-party grips as good as the OEM * grips?”
I’ll answer both of these questions below.
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(For my full review of the Canon EOS 60D click here.)
When I initially reviewed my 60D, I didn’t even realize that the camera had a “face detection” auto-focus mode. After reading more in the manual (looking for something else), I saw the reference and decided to experiment.
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For some job types, it’s pretty obvious to everyone else what you do and how you spend your time. For others, it’s not so obvious. Police officers and lawyers might be good examples: most of us think we know what they do, because we’ve seen it on TV. But then when you actually see them at work, or talk to one of them about it, you realize that the reality is nothing like your previous assumption.
Photography is another job that’s like this — although these days, it seems everyone is a professional photographer (“I just bought a [name of camera] and took pictures at my brother’s wedding, so now I’m a wedding photographer”).
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It’s always bugged me when a reporter (either in print, on the web, or on TV) uses himself or his/her news organization in the story — except for the rare case where it’s actually part of the story. And of course, when I actually got a job as a reporter, I learned it’s generally a rule to not mention yourself in a story. But they still do it.
And while I was reading news stories today, being slightly irritated by the “FOX News learned today…” and “officials told ABC News”, I noticed something else: media outlets are still using the word “exclusive” to mean “we’re the only ones who have this story”.
Many photographers (and keep in mind that the majority of photographers with whom I converse are amateurs, beginners, or simply hobbyists) like to refer to their “favorite lens”. There are lengthy discussions in photography forums about which lens is their favorite, and why, as well as related questions such as: “If you were to be stranded on a deserted island and could only have one lens, which would you choose?”
(Of course, that last question is absurd, but it’s asked more often than you’d think. Can the lens help you make fire or provide food? Is it edible? If not, I’d rather not have a lens at all when stranded on a deserted island.)
(For my full review of the Canon EOS 60D click here.)
In my initial review of the Canon 60D, I briefly mentioned that I hadn’t tested the wireless flash control feature, saying that I’m already comfortable using my Cactus V4 wireless flash triggers for off-camera flash. However, since this feature was a major marketing point for the 60D, I thought it was worth testing.
Since I advise people to become intimately familiar with their cameras, I figured I should take my own advice.
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Here’s something you probably haven’t heard about — mainly because no one’s talking about it, and almost no one cares… Calendar reform — fixing the calendar, that is.
(Keep reading, or just scroll down to make fun of my proposal.)
As with all my camera/lens reviews, I don’t do shots of charts or brick walls. I test my cameras in real life situations, using the equipment as I intend to use it. There are other sites with more technical statistics and specifications, geared toward gear-heads. The following review is for the average person who’s considering a 60D as their next camera.
Also, I know the camera’s been on the market for a while, so is it pointless to write a review? No. Because: (1) this blog is for me — anyone else reading it is just icing on the cake; (2) the camera is still on the market and is likely to be there for many months to come; and (3) there might be just one person who’s helped by this.
OVERALL IMPRESSION: I’m very pleased, not at all disappointed.
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In June of last year, in a blog entry called Seriously? (2012 Election), I questioned whether any of the Republican candidates for U.S. President had any chance of beating incumbent president Barack Obama.
At the time, there were dozens of candidates, from the outright silly, to the questionable, to the few known and somewhat stable names. Since then, several big names (Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Michelle Bachman, to name a few) have dropped out, and others who haven’t officially withdrawn have become more irrelevant than they were in 2011.