Gender Comparison Poll - Is Bigger Better?
Poll: Battery Grip - By Gender
| Male - Uses or desires Battery Grip |
|
9 | 47.4% |
| Male - No use/desire for Battery Grips |
|
5 | 26.3% |
| Female - Uses or desires Battery Grip |
|
2 | 10.5% |
| Female - No use/desire for Battery Grips |
|
3 | 15.8% |
| Total number of voters: 19 | |||
| Only registered users can participate to this poll | |||
So curiously... i would like to know if the primary purchasers of battery grips are male... or whether women also find a use or desire for them
But I like to use a huge lens whenever possible......
Life is much more managable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party - Jimmy Buffet
Yeah I have one but do not use it a whole lot unless I have a day where it seems I will be in portrait orientation a lot. Otherwise it is extra weight I do not need or want on my camera.
- but I wondered the same thing.I've never used one. When I shoot with the camera held vertically I shift the weight of the camera into my right palm; if I'm holding it horizontally and need to support it more I move my left hand under the base of the camera. (Or something like that... easier to show than explain!)
I use mechanical cameras that are mostly metal and have some weight to them, but I'm used to that so don't feel like I have much difficulty with shutter movement etc.
Sharon
Henry Peach wrote: I like one if I'm using a huge lens, but in general I'm trying to lighten the load that I'll be carrying around my neck all day.
it does even things out 
geoffellis wrote: This poll isnt really gonna work if theres no women voting on it... lol come on people!
My hands are not small, as female hands go, but my 5D is still a hefty load. When I shoot with the 100-400mm lens, it's almost always on a tripod, so balance is not a good reason to invest in a battery pack. If I ever use up two batteries in one shoot, I would consider one...but...if my husband has his way, that would never happen--he's ALWAYS rushing me!
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