Decided on my birthday present - what brands are you all running? I'm a believer in the Canon products, but Canon doesn't seem to offer a grip. I see a lot of aftermarket brands but I wanted to see if anyone had one that they felt feels sturdy and looks good on the camera.
AA compatibility is not a necessity. I already have two extra Canon brand batteries. I like to shoot vertical and horizontal a lot and switch it up (I'll shoot 500-1000 frames in an hour of coaching baseball or track trying to get one good shot) so I could really use the secondary shutter feature.
Also, I am using a Transcend 16GB Class 6 memory card and during track practice (so far, just indoors, these kids are only 10 at the oldest) I am getting "BUSY" a lot since I'm shooting nearly all shots with flash. Is this a shortcoming of the factory camera flash 'recharging', or as I read in the PC Photo magazine, possibly a write speed issue? Non flash on continuous I can click off 7-8 hits before I get the "BUSY". Would a SpeedLite help resolve this issue, or just improve flash quality and image quality? If so, what would be a suitable flash for my uses (30 feet at most, lenses in sig)? Used is fine, so an older but easily sourceable one would work.