D3000 + Grip

zx7dave

Senior Member
So this is a generic grip off ebay...doubles your battery runtime and gives you that nice fullsize camera feel at a fraction of the price...what do you think?
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Danny17

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I've never seen that camera.It looks pretty cool.Anyways,I havn't had a chance to go to the mall.I've beent too sick,so I put a little piece of duck tape on the back of my camera where the eye piece is supposed to be.Of course,I was carefull not to get it on the lens and am not keeping it there unless I take pictures.It takes almost totally different pictures almost now.
My camera doesn't take pictures as well on the remote self timer at 2 seconds indoors.I'm practicing indoor photography again today.I had fish for dinner yesterday,so it's perfect.Yummy pollock.I'm having a light dinner again today.I can't belive how good it makes me feel.I mean,there's some discussions concerning animal slaughter,and I like to forget them while I'm eating,as much as I can.Not that fish isn't good for you in every way.
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Danny17

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Actually I'm going to curl my hair.It should pull up the focus indoors to amazing.Of course it's still 10:30 am.Oh wait! It got so big from the luster lotion I might totally give up.He he!I wasn't expecting that much mane.It got so big I'm going to shoot it anyway.Like a lion.
 
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zx7dave

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As far as not seeing the camera before..it is a bit home made in the sense you have to buy the camera and then add a non Nikon grip off eBay..but is sure works good...
Two ways I see to look at this...one is you have a good compact DSLR..why make it bigger with a grip?
The other is to get full size camera feel at a fraction of the price and have a bonus of additional runtime...
 
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Danny17

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I'd rather save for a lens if I was going to make an addition to my already time consuming hobby:)Changed my mind.I still want it,however.
 
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Joseph Bautsch

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I used an after market grip this summer on a Whale watching tour off Cape Cod. I had the Nikon GP-1 (GPS) unit attached to record the location of each shot. The GP-1 has to acquire at least two satellites in order for it to record the coordinates. This acquisition process takes time which means the metering system on the camera has to be running almost continuously to keep the satellites locked in. This is a heavy drain on any battery. The grip provided the extra power needed that I didn't have to worry about a battery dying in the middle of a shoot. The setup worked great. Over a two and one half hour period I shot over nine hundred RAW shots with GPS coordinates on every one. When the first battery died the grip changed over to the second with no hesitation. I would recommend using the grip in situations where shooting is near continuous over an extended period of time. It's also been reported by a number of grip users that aftermarket batteries won't make the change over when one of them dies. I can't confirm this because I only use Nikon batteries and they have worked fine.
 

blueiron

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While others have commented on the negatives of extra bulk and weight of the camera/grip combination, this is not always the case.

If you use a 70-200mm telephoto or larger lens, the added bulk balances out the increased lens heavy feel of a tele-equipped camera. Even on a monopod, the balance of a heavy tele and a light body can make for an oddly balanced rig. It is why ff I plan on using a large and heavy lens for film, I'll grab my F5 and leave the F3 in the case.
 

Danny17

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My camera manual says that if you have focus problems your battery might be low,so I deduced that it will improve the focus quality in so so lighting at least.
 
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blueiron

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If the battery level drops, it will have trouble powering the AF motor, leading to out of focus images. If the batteries have nominal power, the image quality in low lighting conditions will be based on the f-stop of the lens and will be as sharp as the lens allows.
 

fotojack

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I had fish for dinner yesterday,so it's perfect.Yummy pollock.I'm having a light dinner again today.I can't belive how good it makes me feel.I mean,there's some discussions concerning animal slaughter,and I like to forget them while I'm eating,as much as I can.Not that fish isn't good for you in every way.
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I'm sorry.....what does this have to do with photography??? Am I missing something here??
 

Joseph Bautsch

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The Nikon Cameras have battery level sensors so that when the battery charge reaches the point the camera will not function as it should it shuts down. This includes the auto focus system. These same sensors also provide a low battery warning before it shuts down. These sensors are also what makes the grip with the additional battery function properly. When the sensor detects a battery with a charge that will not operate the camera properly it switches over to the second one. If you have a camera with a focusing problem because of a "low battery" you need to take it in for servicing.
 

Graphicsguy

Senior Member
Hi All

I am thinking of purchasing the Zeikos Vertical Battery Grip with 2 EN-EL9 Batteries for the Nikon D-5000. I have read in some reviews that the grip has problems recognizing the second battery where in other reviews they say that the grip works perfectly as advertised. Can anyone who has used this grip provide me with some feedback? I would appreciate it.

Happy shooting
 

evisphoto

Senior Member
I've got a similar grip that I use on my D40. It really improves the handling and balance of the way too tiny D40, and adds a vertical shutter release if I want it. Being able to use 2 batteries at once is nice too, I'll never run out of juice in the middle of a shoot.
 
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