Hey Preston,

Lol, I jumped. Having said that, I thought long and hard before I did. Personally, I think it is close to 800 too expensive...1000 too much if you include that the new grip (not backwards compat) is 499.00. Mhaving said that, i have been holding off on purchases for the last year and a half and it was time, perhaps my old 20d will pay for 1/2 of the grip.:)

James