Battery grips

[daredevil123]

I heard battery grip increase the fps for some Nikon DSLR from Scott Kelby in DTown TV. Anyone shooting with Nikon?

IIRC, D300s and D700 will do that. and you need to use different batteries too, i think. though i can't remember which ones

Yup.. and FPS is only increased if you use AA batteries or D4 battery.

 

[daredevil123]

Actually 200mm can also be use for portrait shooting... and some pro photographer actually did that. But for both lens, he/she might need to be standing abit farther away to get the whole view of the model...

Anyway, I know nuts about portrait shots so I will not pretend to be an expert here. Hahahaha.

Mike Colon...

One of the series shot with 200/2
Las Vegas Wedding Photography | Stephen & Stephanie | MIKE COLON

 

[daredevil123]

There are good uses of battery grips... one of which is when you are shooting timescapes, star trails or remotely, and you are shooting multiple exposures over a long time remotely. A grip will ensure you have enough juice, so you do not have to disturb the placement (or slider movement) to replace the batteries.

 

[slmka]

Another adv of battery grip you do not need to remove cam from tripod to change batt.