At first I thought that the battery grip for that price may be nothing. Thanks to the 2 weeks return policy I ordered this handle easily. Preliminary Kudos to Ideal Photo. Very good packaging very fast delivery. When I unpacked the handle on a lot to me instantly very good workmanship. Immediately I compared the handle to the original of a friend. Give it just a difference: At Canon Canon stands "on the front At Ideal Photo handle anything that was it but also already with the differences Qualitatively it is just as valuable as the original Nothing is loose, nothing has game, everything is perfect.... tight. The operating options (vertical shutter release, zoom function, adjusting wheels and the optional battery operation with 6AA batteries) are the same as the original. I used it on my 50D associated with the E1 hand strap.
As a tip: Buy yourself this handle when you want top quality at a reasonable price. If your Canon fanatics since and necessarily want to have the Canon logo on the front (but nothing more), you will buy the twice as expensive original.