I now take pictures quite exactly 1 year with the battery grip in "every country" of ice cold tropical up and I think to the original battery grip can be no difference, because this example Grip worked perfectly always and under all circumstances. It must be mounted completely accurate fit and is well and good grip. For this reason, I have him ever mounted. The two associated accus are after the Originalaccus in anything with their performance. Since Fremdaccus mostly no good, which is quite remarkable. In addition, with the 2nd shutter chance down on the handle with front of the abdomen hanging camera super photos (without flash of course) make on occasions when one may not photograph (z. B. in churches, museums, mosques, etc.) or you not necessarily to always see, if you shoot something, z. B. in souks or at exhibitions. My conclusion: The battery grip is great.