Battery grip for K100D and DS

Kotetsushin Jeeg · 25th August 2007

K100D battery grip. This is not the Taiwan made one.

http://makeall.co.kr/bbs/view.php?id...desc=asc&no=29

DS battery grip.
http://www.dicain.com/
http://forum.pentaxfans.net/showthread.php?t=24500

hjbyeo · 1st September 2007

Looks good.. what's the price?

airconvent · 1st September 2007

I assume the K100D's grip is the same price as the DS...128K korean won, and based on the current exchange rate, its around S$210 w/o shipping. Besides being useful for huge hands, what other advantage does these grips have that people are so obsessed over it?
Is there a compartment where you can insert more batteries to extend the working life of the camera? mmm.
I've always wanted as small and light as possible...that's the reason why I chose my first istDL in the first place..

seafone · 1st September 2007

Originally Posted by airconvent

I assume the K100D's grip is the same price as the DS...128K korean won, and based on the current exchange rate, its around S$210 w/o shipping. Besides being useful for huge hands, what other advantage does these grips have that people are so obsessed over it?
Is there a compartment where you can insert more batteries to extend the working life of the camera? mmm.
I've always wanted as small and light as possible...that's the reason why I chose my first istDL in the first place..

That korean makeall grip actually looks quite nice... but I will still prefer the original pentax grip with rubberizes feel.

With grip, it also helps to balance big lens when mounted on the camera body. Using a grip helps spread out the weight distribution. I guess it pretty much boil down to personal preference of whether to have the camera 'big' or 'small'... Then event shooter will love the BG1, BG2 pentax grip with additional battery juice and vertical shutter release...

Like you, I like pentax's small design.. But nowaday I have my grip on my camera most of the time even when i only have my pancake mounted.

cheerss..

coffee8810 · 2nd September 2007

Its really looks good on a K100D to me.

wrx_sti_22b · 3rd September 2007

It is neat & nice design... but it doesn't holds an extra battery does it? Merely offers vertical shutter button?

25th August 2007	#1
Kotetsushin Jeeg New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 14	Battery grip for K100D and DS K100D battery grip. This is not the Taiwan made one. http://makeall.co.kr/bbs/view.php?id...desc=asc&no=29 DS battery grip. http://www.dicain.com/ http://forum.pentaxfans.net/showthread.php?t=24500

1st September 2007	#2
hjbyeo Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: East Posts: 1,950	Re: Battery grip for K100D and DS Looks good.. what's the price?

1st September 2007	#3
airconvent Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,102	Re: Battery grip for K100D and DS I assume the K100D's grip is the same price as the DS...128K korean won, and based on the current exchange rate, its around S$210 w/o shipping. Besides being useful for huge hands, what other advantage does these grips have that people are so obsessed over it? Is there a compartment where you can insert more batteries to extend the working life of the camera? mmm. I've always wanted as small and light as possible...that's the reason why I chose my first istDL in the first place..

2nd September 2007	#5
coffee8810 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 80	Re: Battery grip for K100D and DS Its really looks good on a K100D to me.

3rd September 2007	#6
wrx_sti_22b Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: where Bill is... Posts: 3,627	Re: Battery grip for K100D and DS It is neat & nice design... but it doesn't holds an extra battery does it? Merely offers vertical shutter button?