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D7000
Just upgraded from my D80!
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<blockquote data-quote="dukatum" data-source="post: 294387" data-attributes="member: 23829"><p>You can pick up a Nikon grip fairly cheap now, they really dropped in prices from when I was looking around last year. Luckily the site I brought from was ahead of the game and I snapped it up. </p><p>Check out the Lee Morris video about the MB-D11 grip where he realised he got ripped off. <a href="http://fstoppers.com/fakembd11" target="_blank">Fake Nikon Gear Alert! D7000 MB-D11 Knockoff</a> It was a Neweer one. I've seen a few of these in person and they do feel different in materials, but when I asked the owners, they all seemed perfectly happy with the job it does. (of course you never admit to making a purchase mistake right!)</p><p>Also Nikon's own website has some more notes on spotting the fakes but this is old now: <a href="https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/49662" target="_blank">https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/49662</a></p><p></p><p>A lot of people rave on about the build quality of lenses, and for me, the camera body and grip are just as important if not more important. I trust that the Nikon grip will still work in a '<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFTxF8VxXag" target="_blank">shower test</a>' but I wouldn't trust another manufacture.</p><p></p><p>Also I'd recommend just making sure you pop into your menu options (D category) and ensure the grip battery is selected for first use. Like noted above it's annoying that your camera battery is effectively locked in by your grip. This way when the battery is dead in the grip you can keep using the camera one until you are ready to swap out the battery in the grip or put it on charge while using the battery in the camera.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dukatum, post: 294387, member: 23829"] You can pick up a Nikon grip fairly cheap now, they really dropped in prices from when I was looking around last year. Luckily the site I brought from was ahead of the game and I snapped it up. Check out the Lee Morris video about the MB-D11 grip where he realised he got ripped off. [url=http://fstoppers.com/fakembd11]Fake Nikon Gear Alert! D7000 MB-D11 Knockoff[/url] It was a Neweer one. I've seen a few of these in person and they do feel different in materials, but when I asked the owners, they all seemed perfectly happy with the job it does. (of course you never admit to making a purchase mistake right!) Also Nikon's own website has some more notes on spotting the fakes but this is old now: [url]https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/49662[/url] A lot of people rave on about the build quality of lenses, and for me, the camera body and grip are just as important if not more important. I trust that the Nikon grip will still work in a '[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFTxF8VxXag"]shower test[/URL]' but I wouldn't trust another manufacture. Also I'd recommend just making sure you pop into your menu options (D category) and ensure the grip battery is selected for first use. Like noted above it's annoying that your camera battery is effectively locked in by your grip. This way when the battery is dead in the grip you can keep using the camera one until you are ready to swap out the battery in the grip or put it on charge while using the battery in the camera. [/QUOTE]
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