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<blockquote data-quote="BF Hammer" data-source="post: 812740" data-attributes="member: 48483"><p>The Amazon listing is still there but unavailable. But there are some things I notice with the Vello grip that make me wonder why they even bothered to bring it to market in the first place.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vello-BG-N18-Battery-Nikon-D7500/dp/B07CJXVCX1" target="_blank">Vello BG-N18</a></p><p></p><p>The biggest thing I notice is this grip requires you to remove the battery and battery cover. Not that weird, as the original D80 battery grip worked like that. But the Vello only has a single battery slot in it. So you add the extra bulk and do not gain anything for extra battery power. The D80 grip at least had 2 battery slots and you could change them individually as you worked. This is just stupid.</p><p></p><p>Controls: There basically is none. Shutter release button and nothing else. Useless. No control dials or function buttons.</p><p></p><p>The D7500 just was not built to take a vertical grip by Nikon. That is why nobody has really made one, and when it was done aftermarket it was a useless item.</p><p></p><p>But that is just a rant from somebody who has owned the D80 and D7000 battery grips in the past. I have given up on grips since I have adopted L-Brackets as standard equipment on my camera bodies. In a pinch I can use a USB power bank in my pocket and a long USB-C cable to bring extended power to my Z5 with no added weight. But yes I do have to hold the camera funny in portrait orientation. For the 8% of photos I take in that orientation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BF Hammer, post: 812740, member: 48483"] The Amazon listing is still there but unavailable. But there are some things I notice with the Vello grip that make me wonder why they even bothered to bring it to market in the first place. [URL='https://www.amazon.com/Vello-BG-N18-Battery-Nikon-D7500/dp/B07CJXVCX1']Vello BG-N18[/URL] The biggest thing I notice is this grip requires you to remove the battery and battery cover. Not that weird, as the original D80 battery grip worked like that. But the Vello only has a single battery slot in it. So you add the extra bulk and do not gain anything for extra battery power. The D80 grip at least had 2 battery slots and you could change them individually as you worked. This is just stupid. Controls: There basically is none. Shutter release button and nothing else. Useless. No control dials or function buttons. The D7500 just was not built to take a vertical grip by Nikon. That is why nobody has really made one, and when it was done aftermarket it was a useless item. But that is just a rant from somebody who has owned the D80 and D7000 battery grips in the past. I have given up on grips since I have adopted L-Brackets as standard equipment on my camera bodies. In a pinch I can use a USB power bank in my pocket and a long USB-C cable to bring extended power to my Z5 with no added weight. But yes I do have to hold the camera funny in portrait orientation. For the 8% of photos I take in that orientation. [/QUOTE]
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