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<blockquote data-quote="stmv" data-source="post: 135293" data-attributes="member: 10038">I echo the message of not using them. I got them for my older cameras, and they collected dust, I have no issues shooting veritical, and heck, one set of controls are enough, Today's cameras get so many shots with one battery, that hardly worth the expense. If I am going to be out ALL day shooting thousands of photos, I'll throw an extra battery in my kit. To me, they are a leftover from the old film drives of olden days. We all remember that distinct sound of the Nikon motor drive. Heck, I bought one just to hear the sound. In those days, then the motor drive could be hand for the burst shots, even though you were just burning thru film. but, with digital they became basically a way to extend battery (more important in the early days when CCD cameras burned thru batteries), and for those that like the veritical control. and.. Yes, ego,, some folks do like that &quot;pro&quot; look.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="stmv, post: 135293, member: 10038"] I echo the message of not using them. I got them for my older cameras, and they collected dust, I have no issues shooting veritical, and heck, one set of controls are enough, Today's cameras get so many shots with one battery, that hardly worth the expense. If I am going to be out ALL day shooting thousands of photos, I'll throw an extra battery in my kit. To me, they are a leftover from the old film drives of olden days. We all remember that distinct sound of the Nikon motor drive. Heck, I bought one just to hear the sound. In those days, then the motor drive could be hand for the burst shots, even though you were just burning thru film. but, with digital they became basically a way to extend battery (more important in the early days when CCD cameras burned thru batteries), and for those that like the veritical control. and.. Yes, ego,, some folks do like that "pro" look. [/QUOTE]

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