Gripped ?

boyfalldown said:
its not that hard to change and charge a battery y'know...........
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I've tried asking the marshalls very nicely if they'd just red flag the race while I changed a battery, but they keep telling me to poke off....

Running out of battery is all well and good when your subject is not a long, dynamic action based one...
 
I couldn't be without a battery grip - far better handling and double the battery life.
 
Quoting Dod's post above (along with the quote he quoted from 2blue4u)

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Originally Posted by 2blue4u
Modern cameras without grips feel tiny and toy-like. Grips every time.

this man speaketh the truth.


My D700 (and even my D70) are more modern than my F65 and both are larger than it as well. In no way (compared to anything similar) can the D700 be described as tiny or toy-like!

With enough oomph in a single fully charged battery for well over 500 shots, it's simply not worth having a grip for the extra battery life and if 5 frames per second isn't enough, get a video camera! Vertical (portrait orientation) shooting? I've got full use of all the joints in my right arm so am perfectly capable of holding the "normal" hand hold with the camera in portrait. Besides, I use the built-in level a lot and know exactly where it is in either orientation.

By all means try a grip to see if you like it but spending however much on an experiment (plus the extra battery) is a bit of a gamble IMO. Maybe a local member could meet up with you so you can try a gripped camera, or maybe there's a 2nd hand one in a local store? Having tried them on a couple of my bodies, I'll stick with what I've got and keep an eye on the battery level meter just in case I might need to swap it out between shooting ops.

BTW, someone mentionned that a grip added 400g to the weight of a D40/60 - that's a fair amount extra to keep hung around your neck/shoulder/wrist, so factor in the cost of a neoprene strap of some sort - the Op-Tech ones are just the job but not sure if the TP shop has any left.
 
2blue4u said:
Modern cameras without grips feel tiny and toy-like. Grips every time.
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dod said:
this man speaketh the truth.
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I have one word for you two, Minox.

But on a more practical term, as I've said a number of times before; it's not the size of the wave that count, but the motion of the ocean.
 
desantnik said:
I've tried asking the marshalls very nicely if they'd just red flag the race while I changed a battery, but they keep telling me to poke off....

Running out of battery is all well and good when your subject is not a long, dynamic action based one...
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that's OK - but for a portrait tog?
 
boyfalldown said:
that's OK - but for a portrait tog?
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For a portrait tog with larger hands and dodgy shoulders then a grip could be ideal.

I've been shooting for the last few years without one and been absolutely fine but now I have a grip I much prefer it.
 
I went gripped purely because i have hands the size of dinner plates, it just made for a better fit - especially in portrait.
 
Wow. What a lot of replies. Thank you all.

I am glad you have told me about them ( and shown me what they look like). I almost definitely wont be getting a grip as I chose the D60 for its small size and low weight. I wasnt even sure if I would be able to manage a DSLR as I have severe arthritis and nerve damage in my hands.I have been fine though with the D60 and love it after years of point and shoots.

One of the things on my wish list is a spare battery so I will get that instead once my bank balance has recovered from the Christmas hammering.I will also get one of the camera armour thingys as I use the camera a lot and it has already had a few knocks.When I recently had a fall I had my camera in my hand and was more concerned about protecting that than my body which is well padded.:lol:

Thanks again
Sue
 
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