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Well mine has just arrived from Link Delight, so here are my first impressions:
No photos to post as the advert covers that aspect very well.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190411406049&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
It is branded Mieke, and in terms of look and feel etc appears identical to the Nikon item (note I dont have a MDB80 to compare with but I do have the similar MDB200).
You could be forgiven for thinking that the grips all come from the same factory and are just branded at the end of the line, but I dont believe this is the case because:
- The battery compartment door catch is metal not plastic (a known weak point so here the clone is actually better than the genuine!)
- The shutter button has a definate 2 stage feel to it, the Nikon is constant spring loading. In use this works well, maybe better than the Nikon for some.
- The thumb and finger wheels dont feel as smooth (but they have less resistance which I think I may prefer)
- The AA battery pack has nickel contacts rather than the gold plate of the Nikon.
The grip fits perfectly and functions exactly as it should. The battery info on the camera works perfectly and reports correct info.
The cost including delivery was £36.50, compared to £125 for the Nikon version. There will always be those that buy the branded item and are happy to pay more than 3 times the price or the priviledge. I am not in that group and my honest opinion would be that you would be barking mad to buy the Nikon version over the Link Delight/Mieke version.
Note that there are other grips on ebay that look different from this/the Nikon version, I would look at those with caution in the absence of anyone having experience of them.
No photos to post as the advert covers that aspect very well.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190411406049&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
It is branded Mieke, and in terms of look and feel etc appears identical to the Nikon item (note I dont have a MDB80 to compare with but I do have the similar MDB200).
You could be forgiven for thinking that the grips all come from the same factory and are just branded at the end of the line, but I dont believe this is the case because:
- The battery compartment door catch is metal not plastic (a known weak point so here the clone is actually better than the genuine!)
- The shutter button has a definate 2 stage feel to it, the Nikon is constant spring loading. In use this works well, maybe better than the Nikon for some.
- The thumb and finger wheels dont feel as smooth (but they have less resistance which I think I may prefer)
- The AA battery pack has nickel contacts rather than the gold plate of the Nikon.
The grip fits perfectly and functions exactly as it should. The battery info on the camera works perfectly and reports correct info.
The cost including delivery was £36.50, compared to £125 for the Nikon version. There will always be those that buy the branded item and are happy to pay more than 3 times the price or the priviledge. I am not in that group and my honest opinion would be that you would be barking mad to buy the Nikon version over the Link Delight/Mieke version.
Note that there are other grips on ebay that look different from this/the Nikon version, I would look at those with caution in the absence of anyone having experience of them.
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