What battery grip for Rebel T7i, Canon or aftermarket? Thanks

[DBP]

I haven't been able to find a vertical battery grip for my new t7i. The model has been around for awhile, so I'd suspect Canon makes one by now. If not, do you know of a 3rd market seller who makes or has one available?

I prefer not just a shutter button, but the usual extra controls (zoom, focus, exposure, etc.), but it's looking like that's not available anywhere. Please let me know if I'm wrong. I'll take what I can get. Thanks!

(BTW, I know it needs a shutter release cable since the camera doesn't have the proper contacts for one in its battery compartment).

[Waddizzle]

"Whether it's good or bad depends on the user's point of view. If you want to ensure that you have as much power remaining as possible at any given time, and/or you're carrying only one spare battery, you probably want the camera (or the grip) to run one battery all the way down before switching to the other."

Bob, I was not expressing an opinion.  I was pointing out the facts.  

Here is another fact.  You would not want to run one battery all the way down before switching to the other battery.  Once battery charge drops below certain level, your frame rate drops slightly.  I think this transition occurs at either 50% or 30%.

[ebiggs1]

"If I did, the camera wouldn't fit in any of my bags."

A poor reason to not use a grip, IMHO.  They make bag that do.

[ebiggs1]

"Here is another fact."

The only fact you need to know is the camera wasn't designed to use a grip. Can it be forced to do so, apparently it can but is it optimal?  Not my decision but I would not.

[RobertTheFat]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

"If I did, the camera wouldn't fit in any of my bags."

A poor reason to not use a grip, IMHO.  They make bag that do.

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Not one that I can lift. I have the biggest bag Domke makes, and if the camera has both a lens and a grip on it, it ain't gonna fit.