JMitchell
Feet under the table
Registered: January 2007
Location: London, England
Posts: 3660
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Review Date: Sat March 8, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £219.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Portrait shooting a godsend, same button config as landscape orientation: 2 command dials etc. useful, allows faster shooting and use of AAs when desperate, balances weight well
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Cons:
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Makes the camera heavey, expensive, have to buy extra attachment to use En-EL4a batteries
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There's not much to say about this, it's a grip. However, I think it's probably one of the best grips. It is very well made indeed, the rubber on the handle seems more grippy than that of the camera grip-part itself.
The button config is usefully identical, and having the two command dials is even more useful. The "AF-On" button can also be set to have the same function as the user-configurable button on the front of the body itself, which is quite a nice touch.
It allows for the 8 fps shooting with either AAs or the En-EL4a Nikon Professional battery, which is great fun, but Nikon being Nikon, you have to buy another accessory for the battery compartment to use the En-EL4a.
One thing that was slightly difficult to get used to at first is the fact that the portrait shutter release is more sensitive than the main camera one. If you've just focused, you might accidentally be shooting straight afterwards! Not really an issue, and sometimes deals with my indecisiveness  .
Uses a clever 'gear-tightening' system to lock to the body to prevent loosening, and prevent over-tightening. This means that the tightening wheel always feels loose, whereas in fact it's not. I
It does add a fair amount of weight to the already bulky feel, but counters that with added stability when shooting.
I think it's a worthwhile addition to the kit, and the added shooting speed might be enough for some people to opt for teh D300 over the D3 for sports if the budget's tight, plus the APS-C sensor might be appealing for use with tele lenses.
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