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Can I use 500 D battery grip " BG-E5" For 550D instead of " BG-E8"

Started Jan 5, 2014 | Questions thread
Woody W.
Woody W. Senior Member • Posts: 2,620
Re: Can I use 500 D battery grip " BG-E5" For 550D instead of " BG-E8"

I'm afraid not.

Ironically, if you had asked "Can I use the grip from the 550D on..." virtually any subsequent camera in the xxxD series, the answer would have been yes!

My own personal hope is that this remains true for whatever camera in that series (750D, maybe?) comes next, as I have a T2i/550D, and expect (ok, wish) the next body to have the new sensor and focus capabilities from the 70D. That, along with the (nice to have, but non-image impacting) handling features that have come out over the years, would finally make it worth the upgrade from the already excellent body that I've got.

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