Before anyone decides to become a keyboard warrior, yes I do know what a battery grip does, yes I know they have a shutter button so you can shoot in portrait mode and yes, I know that people with big hands often find them more comfortable to shoot with. But for me they’re expensive, add unnecessary weight and, honestly, I just think they make the camera look ugly.
When I first bought my Fujifilm X-T3 there was an offer at retailer Wex Photo Video that meant I got a free battery grip with it. I knew there was no way I was going to keep it so, before I had even picked it up from the shop, I had listed and sold it on Facebook Marketplace. The way I shoot really doesn’t justify having one; I mostly take portraits, which arguably would benefit from the vertical shutter button, but I've never had any issue using the standard one on the camera.
