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[hokiealumnus]

Oh yea, it's out and about. Marines, Air Force & Navy all have them. There aren't a lot of them (wiki says 100, I'd guess more considering two were at a single air show), but they're out there.

For today's photos, I turned a camera on my camera because it's gripped now and looks sexeh.





...and the back



Wrote a quick review of the grip here at my site. It's not bad for ~1/7 the price of the Canon grip.

[4hams]

Oh yea, it's out and about. Marines, Air Force & Navy all have them. There aren't a lot of them (wiki says 100, I'd guess more considering two were at a single air show), but they're out there.

For today's photos, I turned a camera on my camera because it's gripped now and looks sexeh.





...and the back



Wrote a quick review of the grip here at my site. It's not bad for ~1/7 the price of the Canon grip.

Does the camera feel better in your hands with the grip? I've heard so many people say they were so happy when they got one. It looks to match the body perfectly.

[alpha0ne]

For today's photos, I turned a camera on my camera because it's gripped now and looks sexeh.

thanks for the review hoki, I know which brand I'll be buying if I ever feel the need for a battery grip, the cheeeepest Nikon branded grip costs nearly $300 here in AU and nearly $400 @ the bricks and mortor stores .........'kin bandits

And the AU retailers complain and wonder why ppl buy online/overseas

[.::NeO::.]

Nice shot NeO!

Thank you 4hams! I love your car shots!

thanks for the review hoki, I know which brand I'll be buying if I ever feel the need for a battery grip, the cheeeepest Nikon branded grip costs nearly $300 here in AU and nearly $400 @ the bricks and mortor stores .........'kin bandits

And the AU retailers complain and wonder why ppl buy online/overseas

I feel you bro. Bought an original MB-D15 for my Nikon D7100 at an italian online shop: 340 AUD was one of the lower prices.

[hokiealumnus]

Does the camera feel better in your hands with the grip? I've heard so many people say they were so happy when they got one. It looks to match the body perfectly.

Yes and no. It's different. Where my left hand used to cradle the lens, now there's the corner of that grip in my palm. It will take some getting used to, and I haven't gotten out to use it for any length of time yet; just to feel it in the hand and mess around in the house to see how it feels. So far I like it though. The extra heft will also take some getting used to, but I think I like that too.

Long story short - undecided. My review focused on the build quality, which is superb for the relatively tiny amount of money. Whether I will use it all the time is up in the air. I'll definitely report back after taking it out more.

thanks for the review hoki, I know which brand I'll be buying if I ever feel the need for a battery grip, the cheeeepest Nikon branded grip costs nearly $300 here in AU and nearly $400 @ the bricks and mortor stores .........'kin bandits

And the AU retailers complain and wonder why ppl buy online/overseas

I feel you bro. Bought an original MB-D15 for my Nikon D7100 at an italian online shop: 340 AUD was one of the lower prices.

My goodness...and I thought the Canon versions were expensive at $175! The Neewer version of the MB-D15 on Amazon is $32.95 and is well reviewed there. It might not be the same build quality...indeed for these kind of price differences, I would hope it's not. But, like the Canon version, for that amount of money it doesn't hurt to try it out.

[alpha0ne]

My goodness...and I thought the Canon versions were expensive at $175! The Neewer version of the MB-D15 on Amazon is $32.95 and is well reviewed there. It might not be the same build quality...indeed for these kind of price differences, I would hope it's not. But, like the Canon version, for that amount of money it doesn't hurt to try it out.

Shot (no..............not with a gun ) this morning, these little birdies can be hard to catch because they move so fast



Brown Honeyeater by alpha0ne, on Flickr