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I recently looked into purchasing the Nikon MB-D10 for my D300s but was put off by the price. After looking into it further I found out about the Meike version that had been highly spoken of. After deciding to send £45 out to Hong Kong in return for the grip I awaited delivery. I ordered via eBay from a seller called 'roxen' whom I highly recommend as communication was fantastic and my item arrived in about 6 days which I was pretty impressed with.
The grip itself feels sturdy in your hand and having never owned the Nikon original I cannot comment but I have held the MB-D10 and believe that the Meike grip feels equally as solid. The rubber material on the grip is near identical to that on the body of the camera, with only a slight difference in colour which I suspect is wear and tear from use on the body and in time the grip will catch up.
The plastic material of which it is constructed with feels sturdy and very similar to that of the body and the grip alone is weighty and very solid which is reassuring. The buttons and thumb wheels on the grip all feel very similar to that of the D300s its self with the only difference being the vertical shutter button which instead of having the soft touch to that of the D300s there is more of a click when pressed however this is very minimal and it was only through me trying to find faults that I settled with that.
The grip fits very well on the D300s body and adds a couple of inches to the height which if you have bigger hands like me, it gives you somewhere to rest your bottom 2 fingers. The camera recognises the grip as 'MB-D10' and displays battery information under that section, which with some other grips I have heard that anything other than the Nikon wont be recognised. The Meike grip comes with two insert trays, one which you can place the D300s EN-EL3e battery in, and another tray which takes 8 AA batteries for 'emergencies'.
In conclusion if you shoot portrait a lot or you have larger hands and want to have more to hold on to, or longer lenses that you want to make the camera more balanced then a battery grip is ideal. It also is an efficient way to extend battery life when shooting. The grip mounts effortlessly in moments without having to remove battery compartment covers etc. thus making it ideal for quick removal if you would rather not have a grip attached (perhaps for tripod shooting) I strongly recommend this grip to anyone who doesnt really want to spend the money on the Nikon grip but obviously you skip on the quality and assurance but when it comes to third party grips, then I believe that the Meike is the way to go.
(links to flickr for full sized images of the grip itself)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wp-photography/4983252700/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wp-photography/4982657315/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wp-photography/4983260786/in/photostream/
The grip itself feels sturdy in your hand and having never owned the Nikon original I cannot comment but I have held the MB-D10 and believe that the Meike grip feels equally as solid. The rubber material on the grip is near identical to that on the body of the camera, with only a slight difference in colour which I suspect is wear and tear from use on the body and in time the grip will catch up.
The plastic material of which it is constructed with feels sturdy and very similar to that of the body and the grip alone is weighty and very solid which is reassuring. The buttons and thumb wheels on the grip all feel very similar to that of the D300s its self with the only difference being the vertical shutter button which instead of having the soft touch to that of the D300s there is more of a click when pressed however this is very minimal and it was only through me trying to find faults that I settled with that.
The grip fits very well on the D300s body and adds a couple of inches to the height which if you have bigger hands like me, it gives you somewhere to rest your bottom 2 fingers. The camera recognises the grip as 'MB-D10' and displays battery information under that section, which with some other grips I have heard that anything other than the Nikon wont be recognised. The Meike grip comes with two insert trays, one which you can place the D300s EN-EL3e battery in, and another tray which takes 8 AA batteries for 'emergencies'.
In conclusion if you shoot portrait a lot or you have larger hands and want to have more to hold on to, or longer lenses that you want to make the camera more balanced then a battery grip is ideal. It also is an efficient way to extend battery life when shooting. The grip mounts effortlessly in moments without having to remove battery compartment covers etc. thus making it ideal for quick removal if you would rather not have a grip attached (perhaps for tripod shooting) I strongly recommend this grip to anyone who doesnt really want to spend the money on the Nikon grip but obviously you skip on the quality and assurance but when it comes to third party grips, then I believe that the Meike is the way to go.
(links to flickr for full sized images of the grip itself)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wp-photography/4983252700/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wp-photography/4982657315/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wp-photography/4983260786/in/photostream/