I bought a vertical grip for my camera earlier this week, primarily in preparation for basketball season, but I thought I’d give it a try for soccer. Despite the misleading thumbnail below, I shot almost exclusively vertical today.
I’m not sure how I feel about it yet. I think if I had a longer lens, or the kids were bigger, vertical would be the way to go most of the time because then the kids would fill the frame. One good thing though — not only can I now have 2 batteries in the camera at once, but the grip comes with a battery magazine that takes AA batteries. So let’s say we’re at a tournament and I forget to pack my charger. No worries, now that I can use AA batteries as a backup!
