d90 Grip

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Are they worth it,
Whats the advantages/disadvanteges (apart from weight and bulk)

looking into get one would i be better with an official nikon one or would a "fake" be ok.
 
Better handling, Better battery life, vertical controls.

Extra weight and cost.

Those are the pros and cons, and having a grip myself, it's so worth it. I now can't use my camera without it. :D

Oh, and also, you definitely look at least 73% cooler as well. :naughty:
 
Got one for my D300. Hardly use it. It does make handling easier but it can also get in the way.
 
thought i'd continue this thread rather than starting a similar one, hope the OP doesn't mind!

i have the nikon mbd80 grip for my D90, which generally works fine. i was aware of the contact issues before i bought it and have placed the suggested strip of card in between grip/body to help improve connection.

one question... when one of the 2 batteries runs down, does the grip automatically start using the 2nd battery? i noticed the other day that one battery was just about expired, but the camera kept cutting back and forth between full charge & empty battery... as if it was flicking between the two?

i swapped the batteries around, at it worked fine again, but just wondering if i should have had to do that, or if it was an issue with the grip itself (ie. the connection).

anyone else get these d90 + mbd80 issues?
 
blythieboy said:
had connector issues with mine, just straightened the connectors a little inside the camera and never had problems since...

never noticed the battery thing, will try and run one down over the weekend...
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daft question alert... is it the connector in the body, or on the grip which needs 'tweaking'?

is the connection in the body just a metal plate?

edit - just found this... messages at the bottom seem to explain it?
http://www.flickr.com/groups/nikondigitallearningcenter/discuss/72157608774436325/
 
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there are three pieces of metal sticking out inside the body, when I compared it to another D90, noticed that mine weren't sticking out as much so just adjusted it slightly...

you can also tell whether contact is being made as I now have small scratches on the surfaces of the three metal plates on the grip...

hope that helps..?

J
 
fake one from link delight on ebay....if anything better shutter/focus button feel compared to the original.....
 
blythieboy said:
there are three pieces of metal sticking out inside the body, when I compared it to another D90, noticed that mine weren't sticking out as much so just adjusted it slightly...

you can also tell whether contact is being made as I now have small scratches on the surfaces of the three metal plates on the grip...

hope that helps..?

J
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does anyone have a pic of how the 3 connectors in the camera should look when working fine. i've tweaked the middle one a little (being careful), but still having connection problems when using the the grip :(
 
I reckon there's a decent one for sale at a good price in the classifieds right now :whistling:
 
Dman said:
I reckon there's a decent one for sale at a good price in the classifieds right now :whistling:
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hehe, but i don't think it's the grip that's the problem :)
 
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