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<blockquote data-quote="GracieAllen" data-source="post: 516759" data-attributes="member: 41283">I'm not sure where you're located, but here in the US if you want to ensure that you're getting &quot;genuine&quot; Nikon stuff thats US and not gray market, your online choices are fairly limited.&nbsp; The number of scumbags out there is astronomically high so online I generally go to B&amp;H or if they're less expensive Adorama.&nbsp; I'm presuming the Nikon battery grip IS a genuine one if it comes in a Nikon box, but as you said, these days it can be hard to tell.I'm curious - do you typically shoot a LOT of images, to the point where you're likely to have dead batteries in the grip, on a regular basis?&nbsp; If so, are you also exhausting the EN-EL18 during your shooting? 'Cause if so, you may as well pull the dinky EN-EL15 out of the body (which I typically do) and leave it at home, and carry a spare set of batteries.&nbsp; Once my battery grip gets to the point where it's blinking, I take 30 seconds and swap the battery carrier.&nbsp; That said, I'm not sure I'd figure EITHER the camera or the battery grip were bad.&nbsp; When your new one comes, give it a try, and if you get the same odd behavior, call Nikon directly and talk to technical support.&nbsp; I've found them to be one of the few companies where the support people are still pretty well trained and useful.&nbsp; Certainly compared to some of the other companies I've had to deal with.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GracieAllen, post: 516759, member: 41283"] I'm not sure where you're located, but here in the US if you want to ensure that you're getting "genuine" Nikon stuff thats US and not gray market, your online choices are fairly limited. The number of scumbags out there is astronomically high so online I generally go to B&H or if they're less expensive Adorama. I'm presuming the Nikon battery grip IS a genuine one if it comes in a Nikon box, but as you said, these days it can be hard to tell. I'm curious - do you typically shoot a LOT of images, to the point where you're likely to have dead batteries in the grip, on a regular basis? If so, are you also exhausting the EN-EL18 during your shooting? 'Cause if so, you may as well pull the dinky EN-EL15 out of the body (which I typically do) and leave it at home, and carry a spare set of batteries. Once my battery grip gets to the point where it's blinking, I take 30 seconds and swap the battery carrier. That said, I'm not sure I'd figure EITHER the camera or the battery grip were bad. When your new one comes, give it a try, and if you get the same odd behavior, call Nikon directly and talk to technical support. I've found them to be one of the few companies where the support people are still pretty well trained and useful. Certainly compared to some of the other companies I've had to deal with. [/QUOTE]

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