5D Mark 2 Battery Grip, AF-On, On

In my previous post (here) I mentioned that I hadn’t found any information on whether the 5D Mark 2 would have an AF-On button on it’s new designed battery grip. My concern was that even though the grip isn’t compatible with the old 5D, Canon would inexplicably leave the control off like they did on the 40D’s new grip (of course the excuse for that on the BG-E2N was that it had to remain compatible with the 30D and older bodies).

Well it seems, though I haven’t seen any official imagery yet, that the BG-E6 for the 5D Mk.2 will have an AF-On button. It was mentioned in this youtube video (fast forward to about 8 minutes for when he mentions it). Though if you’re quick you can also see 3 holes in the rear of the grip where the shooting controls should be when he shows off the body at the beginning.

So for the moment things are looking good, with respect to the BG-E6 not being crippled like the BG-E2N was.