battery grip Nikon D5000...

[strumstrum]

...anyone got one of the cheapo eBay batt grips for D5000?

any chance of a mini review if you have?

Ta muchly

 

[Bigvin]

Yeah I picked one of these up last month, got one that came with 2 batteries. (Third party)

Extends battery life so I can get a full days shooting. It's made for the D40 I think, so doesn't fit the contours of the D5000 exactly, but I'm not too bothered about that.

It has a little compartment to store the lid from the original battery compartment. (If that makes sense)

Also the one I have doesn't have the little lead for using it in portrait mode. Instead you just select the wireless remote setting from the menu and it works from there.

Grip and batteries bought from Ebay for £37.95 delivered.

I'll try and find the link to them if you want.

 

[strumstrum]

thanks for the info, no need for the link..

so is the grip slightly bigger than the D5000 ie some of the pics I seen look like the D5000 isnt as fat as the grip..

Ta

 

[Yardbent]

thanks for the info, no need for the link..

so is the grip slightly bigger than the D5000 ie some of the pics I seen look like the D5000 isnt as fat as the grip..Ta

I had a Hahnel D40/40x/60 on my D40

has 2 batterys and no remote vertical release button - so what?

mounted OK on D5000..Hahnel email to me says they do not make/nor plan to modify a grip for the D5000
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[Yardbent]

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ps..........battery grip is excellent at balancing front weight of Sigma 17-70.............

 

[strumstrum]

thx for the pics, looks okay on the D5000