D200 user with Battery Grip - Nikon MB-D200. Leave it on or off?

[Shiro MS08th]

I leave it on 100% for my F90x, like the extra shutter button while shooting in potrait.

 

[vince123123]

On permanently unless you have to lose weight during travels etc.

 

[Kit]

So can anyone tell me how to get the grip off my D2X? Chainsaw?

 

[zac08]

So can anyone tell me how to get the grip off my D2X? Chainsaw?

Sell off and get a D200... :bsmilie: :bsmilie:

 

[lsisaxon]

So can anyone tell me how to get the grip off my D2X? Chainsaw?

How about just swap bodies with zac08? ;p I'm sure he'll love it!!

 

[Cikgu101]

Leave it on 100% since getting it a few weeks ago but my mini camera bag cannot fit...have to use the medium shoulder bag instead with an additional lens and my SB800 :bsmilie:

 

[zac08]

How about just swap bodies with zac08? ;p I'm sure he'll love it!!

Thanks for the suggestion. But I think I'd not have the bigger camera yet... bigger camera, means more weight for me, need a bigger bag and also I'd need more space on my card and pc to store as many photos... mebbe later when I am much better...

 

[RailGun]

I love the option of having the grip on or off on the D200. I use the grip mainly when I will be doing a lot of verticals or when I shoot events. But obviously it'll be off when I'm doing something like hiking where the weight I'm carrying must be minimized.

 

[looka]

Only when I went travel I will the the D-200 off. Local shooting during events, family outing, etc. I will only have the D-200 on only when needed.

 

[lsisaxon]

Thanks for the suggestion. But I think I'd not have the bigger camera yet... bigger camera, means more weight for me, need a bigger bag and also I'd need more space on my card and pc to store as many photos... mebbe later when I am much better...

D2X weights just very slightly more than D200+MB-D200. So weight shouldn't be a problem. ;p

 

[zac08]

D2X weights just very slightly more than D200+MB-D200. So weight shouldn't be a problem. ;p

I dun even haf the grip yet :bsmilie:

You wanna sponsor me one? :bsmilie:

 

[calebk]

I dun even haf the grip yet :bsmilie:

You wanna sponsor me one? :bsmilie:

I think Kit can donate his to you after he saws it off the D2X

 

[photonick2004]

I, for one, leave it on 24/7. I find that so long as you switch off the main, the battery lasts. I've done events with one battery in it and it's alright. I don't suggest leaving 2 batteries in it unless you have another 2 spare ones.

Have fun with it.

Cheers!

 

[Baldwin Jazz]

Ive just bought a D200 and this is an interesting thread , my F90X came with one and I got used to it , feels nice and solid and easier to handle . think i might just phone and grab one for my D200 , it feels a bit strange without one

 

[RossChang]

I'll probably leave it on all the time... but problem is, it seems that the MB-D200 is out of stock everywhere leh...:dunno:

 

[gomobile]

once i try to lighten my load and remove the grip, but it feel totally unbalance esp when my PR lens is 17 - 55. and realise with 17 - 55 on d200, removing the grip did not "lighten" the weight at all. hahahaha

 

[swordman]

Leave it on 100% of the time, you never know when you need a vertical shot.

 

[5kywalker]

Leave it on all the time, but when put on tripod, the grip isn't that stable... Need to use cable release. Anyone with the same sentiments?

 

[lsisaxon]

Leave it on 100% of the time, you never know when you need a vertical shot.

Even with a grip, I almost never use it for vertical shots, I still prefer holding it the traditional way, either hand above or hand below. ;p

 

[zshui]

my batt grip and my d80 have been best buddies ever since i introduced them to each other,hahah
but i do understand that it "saps" up some energy too,so using a single batt with a batt grip,will give u slightly less energy to shoot as compared to using a single batt with the body alone