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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SilanTra ZaiDi" data-source="post: 135238" data-attributes="member: 13669">Hi there...this is first ever question here in the forum. I plan to get a battery grip for my D7000. Is it really worth the money to get it? there are many reasons to get one,.. most of my friends told me to get one, mainly because it will turn your body to look like a D3x/D4 (from a distance of course),.. to make it looks more powerfull beside what we actually need for extra juice. Another friend of mine, never put extra battery inside the grip, told me the grip will make it easy to shoot in portrait or vertical because of the extra shutter button. But he is a Canon guy.  Based on my experience while in Japan...i took approx 1000 photos per day with my used stock battery, without having it dried at the end of the day. I shoot and sometimes reviews some of the photos .. shoot with VR on, AF etc...but the battery never dries. Now as i got new D7000, my personal record is over 1200 shots in a day and the battery still have 1 bar left in the indicator. So i still feel there is no need for me to get one. However, friends are still pouring poison for me to get one (nikon mb-d11, which on sale for approx US $120). I'm just an amateur hobbyist who shoots maybe 2-3 times a month. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> SO do people like me do need the grip (if budget is not a problem).. beside turning the body into a pro looking camera, extra juice , as well as extra weight , now i'm in dilemma. Please assist me. Thanks in advance. Zaidi</blockquote>

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