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<blockquote data-quote="Butch" data-source="post: 352813" data-attributes="member: 31237">Does **anyone** make a battery grip for the D5000 series cameras that doesn't use the idiotic external cable? I'm pretty sure this is used for powering the camera, since none of them appears to have electrical contacts on the stem that goes up inside the camera's battery compartment.&nbsp; The external cable is a ****monumentally**** dumb idea.&nbsp; It's going to snag on things, get pulled out and probably broken, and possibly break the camera in the process.&nbsp; It requires me to remove the external covering over the ports on the left side of the body, and the two I've held in my hand have both reeked of &quot;cheap plastic junk from China&quot;.I called Nikon and expressed my discontent that they seem to think that &quot;amateurs&quot; who buy the D5000 series cameras don't need, want, or deserve a factory battery grip.&nbsp; I beg to disagree with them, and lacking such, I'm strongly considering a move back to my old Canon equipment that does have them available to we mere mortals.&nbsp; I don't feel like I should have to spend six times as much on a camera body to be able to avail myself of such a basic accessory as a battery grip.&nbsp; Canon doesn't think I should either.Anyone have any suggestions??Tks!B</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Butch, post: 352813, member: 31237"] Does **anyone** make a battery grip for the D5000 series cameras that doesn't use the idiotic external cable? I'm pretty sure this is used for powering the camera, since none of them appears to have electrical contacts on the stem that goes up inside the camera's battery compartment. The external cable is a ****monumentally**** dumb idea. It's going to snag on things, get pulled out and probably broken, and possibly break the camera in the process. It requires me to remove the external covering over the ports on the left side of the body, and the two I've held in my hand have both reeked of "cheap plastic junk from China". I called Nikon and expressed my discontent that they seem to think that "amateurs" who buy the D5000 series cameras don't need, want, or deserve a factory battery grip. I beg to disagree with them, and lacking such, I'm strongly considering a move back to my old Canon equipment that does have them available to we mere mortals. I don't feel like I should have to spend six times as much on a camera body to be able to avail myself of such a basic accessory as a battery grip. Canon doesn't think I should either. Anyone have any suggestions?? Tks! B [/QUOTE]

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