Nikon MB-80 battery grip

[Niveus]

Hi all, does MB-80 battery grip comes with Nikon EN-EL3e Rechargeable Li-ion Battery? or do i have to purchase additional rechargeable battery separately?

[giantcanopy]

Gotta get separately

Ryan

[dzignous]

Originally Posted by Niveus Hi all, does MB-80 battery grip comes with Nikon EN-EL3e Rechargeable Li-ion Battery? or do i have to purchase additional rechargeable battery separately?

AFAIK, all battery packs/grip/moto drives does not include batteries.

[Dearboy87]

just to use TS thread..

may i know hows the feel of Nikon MB-D80 battery grip feel? does the built and feel 99% similar to the body???

[jkuean]

it does not feel 99% similar to me... feels abit weird.. like abit plastic.. but still none the less helps in taking portraits..

[Dearboy87]

Originally Posted by jkuean it does not feel 99% similar to me... feels abit weird.. like abit plastic.. but still none the less helps in taking portraits..

what bout the looks?

[kcuf2]

Originally Posted by Dearboy87 what bout the looks?

in the looks department, it looks like a disjoint unit from the main unit, its quite obvious to see 2 items connected together... The d300 and the pentax BG-2 looks much better.

[dzignous]

Originally Posted by Dearboy87 what bout the looks?

Looks good to me. The finishing was identical to the D80's body.

[kongming]

hi all.... may i know how much does the battery grip + battery cost?
will going to buy soon, just wanna check with the experts here, incase kena choped.

[spazzer]

Originally Posted by kongming hi all.... may i know how much does the battery grip + battery cost? will going to buy soon, just wanna check with the experts here, incase kena choped.

about 270 or so in total?from lords 195 for grip 65 for battery

[jkuean]

woah.....i got mine for 290 from john 3:16.. 220 for the grip and 70 for the battery...
and looks wise, i have to agree with kcuf2...

[jkuean]

woah.....i got mine for 290 from john 3:16.. 220 for the grip and 70 for the battery...
and looks wise, i have to agree with kcuf2...

[giantcanopy]

Originally Posted by Dearboy87 just to use TS thread.. may i know hows the feel of Nikon MB-D80 battery grip feel? does the built and feel 99% similar to the body???

It feels plasticky and fragile

Originally Posted by Dearboy87 what bout the looks?

The usual grip look.

But it tends to get loose and you need to periodically tighten the knob which I find it a little irritating. There were previous posts about it not being able to have a tight seal with the D80 even if you turn it to the tightest. I head one guy taping the grip onto the body too!

I left my D80 grip in the dry cabinet for a long time. For me I rather carry my spare battery in my pocket and have a lighter and less bulkier setup to carry around.

Ryan

[fidophoto]

juz wana clarify.does hving the grip increase the fps?

[kcuf2]

Originally Posted by fidophoto juz wana clarify.does hving the grip increase the fps?

only for D300 it will increase, For D80 battery grip, there are only 3 purposes:

1) allow ease in shooting portrait position
2) allow u to use AA batteries
3) to look pro

[Dearboy87]

Originally Posted by giantcanopy It feels plasticky and fragile The usual grip look. But it tends to get loose and you need to periodically tighten the knob which I find it a little irritating. There were previous posts about it not being able to have a tight seal with the D80 even if you turn it to the tightest. I head one guy taping the grip onto the body too! I left my D80 grip in the dry cabinet for a long time. For me I rather carry my spare battery in my pocket and have a lighter and less bulkier setup to carry around. Ryan

I didn't look at your post before i purchase.. after playing a couple of times.. i find it is not very tight.. i guess design flaw.. the part nearer to the shutter tend to be a little bit loose.. den google is and found this thread..

hw does it look gaffering the whole thing? lol any picture?

[BlueBull]

Just allowing you to shoot in vertical format comfortably is already reason enough to get the grip. No more contortionist arm positions. you can even control shutter and apperture with the vertical grip in vertical shooting position.

[GadgetGod]

I prefer the trigger feel of the vertical grip and the rubberized part of the vertical grip as it's much more grippy. However, i cant say the MB-D80 is well made as it's VERY plasticky and if u mount it on a tripod, u would realise that the tripod screw area is very weak as there's a huge space in the middle for the batteries. In short, u wont feel confidence in holding the cam from the MB-D80 if u've got a nice big lens on.

[bigbird17]

can i ask if say my batt on cam can last 300 shots with grip on and single battery it can last 300 shots or more? i know the logic is abit weird but the more i read the manual the more confused i got. one battery btw

[luntut]

Originally Posted by giantcanopy It feels plasticky and fragile The usual grip look. But it tends to get loose and you need to periodically tighten the knob which I find it a little irritating. There were previous posts about it not being able to have a tight seal with the D80 even if you turn it to the tightest. I head one guy taping the grip onto the body too! I left my D80 grip in the dry cabinet for a long time. For me I rather carry my spare battery in my pocket and have a lighter and less bulkier setup to carry around. Ryan

agree with everything but the last part. the grip i got is nice and tight around my D80 body. ok, maybe the part near the battery compartment, as it has nothing to screw tight to, of course it will budge a bit. but all in all the grip has never come loose for me, considering how rough i am to my dslr.

the screw is a bit loose though, but it is built like this, u can rotate it backwards after like its fully locked, but it will stop when it catches the backwards screw. if u know wat i mean.

once i had it on, it nvr came off my d80 only. carrying is a b***h, but it makes it fit my oversized hands better.