The pentaprism is a decent chunk of weight to add in, but I found it very usable and fairly balanced if the camera wasn't going to extreme angles.
[However, I was typically cradling the camera or using off a tripod without an additional grip.]
It does also mean that the camera is a bit closer up to eye level, but still not actually eye level. This may or may not be a useful thing, depending on the style you're working with. I find the tendency to the naturally lower view point to be an advantage to the look and feel of the images I produce, so my pentaprism tends to sit on a shelf more than it gets used. Especially after I forgot it on the far side of the country...
Watch out for accidentally ordering the mirror viewfinder. I've seen them advertised as the better pentaprism, but they're not the same and give very different viewing results.