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Nikon DSLR Cameras
Out of Production DSLRs
D3000/D5000
D3000 + Grip
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<blockquote data-quote="Joseph Bautsch" data-source="post: 1919" data-attributes="member: 654"><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joseph Bautsch, post: 1919, member: 654"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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