Canon vertical grip service recall for 20D and 30D

[Graham Butler]

This apparently has been well documented and known for awhile but I just found out about it after having issues for some time.

Here is a link to one persons issues with the BG-E2 Vertical Grip:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/c...ct&keycode=2112&fcategoryid=215&modelid=10464

Here is a link to Canon admitting that sometimes things don't work like they should:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/c...ct&keycode=2112&fcategoryid=215&modelid=10464

After speaking to Canon customer service they are predicting a 10 day turn around and they either fix or repair.

I strongly suggest that if you own this grip, even if you are not having problems (and have an affected serial number) you may want to call anyways. I had 5 photos from the heat of the moment April 29th tornado get lost because of the power issue in the vertical position. I was ready to buy a new camera I was so pissed.

Graham Butler

 

[David Drummond]

Ehh what was that you were saying when I bought that plastic knockoff grip on Ebay Graham? You know, the one that is still working great? LOL
<sorry man I just couldn't resist!>

 

[Graham Butler]

Ehh what was that you were saying when I bought that plastic knockoff grip on Ebay Graham? You know, the one that is still working great? LOL
<sorry man I just couldn't resist!>

I knew you were going to be a smartass and say that One thing to note is that I owned the vertical grip for over ~3 years before any of these problems started happening.

Graham