anyone noticed that B&H is selling the
Zeikos power grip for the D5100, model number ZE-NBG5100
nice price too, I amposting a link as B&H is one of the sponsors.
pity they bypassed the D7000
Nikon D5100 power grip
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Posted 1 year ago #
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There actually is a Zeikos power grip for the D7000 now.
Posted 1 year ago # -
yup, the Zeikos ZE-NBGD7000
$100 on amazon.
But i've also seen ones from obscure brands on ebay for ~$50
i just bought a second battery so i have to choose.
EDIT: The $40-$50 grips are getting some very good reviews on Amazon
Couple people have compared them with the legit $250 side by side and claim little or no difference,
Posted 1 year ago # -
Unless you like the feel of the grip, I see no need for it. A second battery easily fits in my pocket or camera bag pocket.
Posted 1 year ago # -
I have one of the $50 grips - works great and I even use a Black Rapid strap with it with no issues. Difference between the cheap ones and a Nikon grip is that the cheap ones are all plastic while the Nikon has the magnesium frame.
Posted 1 year ago # -
>>Difference between the cheap ones and a Nikon grip is that the cheap ones are all plastic while the Nikon has the magnesium frame.<<
The battery pack for the D5100 has a magnesium frame? I don't think the D5100 has one.
I do have to say that one advantage to the battery grip is the option to use AA's. That can be a life saver if you're in a situation where your batteries are dead and don't have access to charged batteries.
Posted 1 year ago # -
vidrazor said:
The battery pack for the D5100 has a magnesium frame? I don't think the D5100 has one.
Pretty sure Nikon doesn't even make a grip for the D5100, but I guess I should have specified. I was talking about the D7000 which has a grip available from Nikon and seemed to be the subject being discussed to me. I meant that I have the cheap D7000 $50 grip which is identical to the expensive Nikon in function other than the fact that it has a plastic frame instead of the magnesium frame (the $100 ones from Zeikos also appear to be identical to the other brands).
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