Which third party battery grip to get for D700?

[daredevil123]

I saw ebay, there is a grip that have timer lcd on the grip... from far tot is D3X. lol

That is the Jenis grip

 

[Kit]

Bought an MB-D10 this afternoon. The feel is good and the fit seems to be A LOT better than any of the Canon grips I've gotten previously. however, I felt the joy pad is pretty redundant since the rear panel does not switch to portrait orientation when I use the grip. I end up using the joy pad on the body to access to the menus. It could be my problem but I find the joy pad on the grip an extremely painful to use. The top key almost never work. Whenever I try to press it, I end up pressing the centre portion instead, selecting the item on the menu instead of scrolling to the one above. Using a D3 as well so my other rant is that Nikon did not include the adaptor for EN-EL4a while 3rd party grips do. If you are one who is sensitive to built quality, go for the original, if not, I think 3rd party ones should work as well.

 

[Cadbury]

Bought an MB-D10 this afternoon. The feel is good and the fit seems to be A LOT better than any of the Canon grips I've gotten previously. however, I felt the joy pad is pretty redundant since the rear panel does not switch to portrait orientation when I use the grip. I end up using the joy pad on the body to access to the menus. It could be my problem but I find the joy pad on the grip an extremely painful to use. The top key almost never work. Whenever I try to press it, I end up pressing the centre portion instead, selecting the item on the menu instead of scrolling to the one above. Using a D3 as well so my other rant is that Nikon did not include the adaptor for EN-EL4a while 3rd party grips do. If you are one who is sensitive to built quality, go for the original, if not, I think 3rd party ones should work as well.

Thanks for your review!

 

[Cowseye]

Bought an MB-D10 this afternoon. The feel is good and the fit seems to be A LOT better than any of the Canon grips I've gotten previously. however, I felt the joy pad is pretty redundant since the rear panel does not switch to portrait orientation when I use the grip. I end up using the joy pad on the body to access to the menus. It could be my problem but I find the joy pad on the grip an extremely painful to use. The top key almost never work. Whenever I try to press it, I end up pressing the centre portion instead, selecting the item on the menu instead of scrolling to the one above. Using a D3 as well so my other rant is that Nikon did not include the adaptor for EN-EL4a while 3rd party grips do. If you are one who is sensitive to built quality, go for the original, if not, I think 3rd party ones should work as well.

Or, you can spend another S$60 (roughly) to buy this solution:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Battery-En-EL4a-BL3-2200mAh-11-4V-NIKON-MB-D10-/350218441025

 

[NikF601]

Or, you can spend another S$60 (roughly) to buy this solution:
Battery En-EL4a + BL3 2200mAh 11.4V for NIKON MB-D10 | eBay

Thanks for sharing this tip..

 

[Big Kahuna]

I have a Phottix, use it once and now lying somewhere in drawer....waste $...felt no confident with it as the battery will just lost charge after a few shots....take out the battery and put back then OK for a while and problem will recur :cry:

 

[Kit]

Thanks for sharing this tip..

Nah, not going to bother myself with another charger. I'll just go with another piece of EL3.

 

[Cowseye]

Nah, not going to bother myself with another charger. I'll just go with another piece of EL3.

Ah, for d3(s) owner, the BL-3 is a wiser choice. This is more for those with only the MB-D10.

 

[s1221ljc]

Where my experience with third party grip is concerned, its once-bitten-twice-shy. Bought one before for my Canon, the soft felt (supposedly for weather sealing) on the battery door just totally crumbled after using the grip for only a few times. Made everything look so pathetic & ugly. Loved the original Nikon grip, great design, good contacts & "solid" feel like camera. Imo if can afford the camera, dont scrimp on the grip else forget about it altogether if no real necessity For me, either a grip is so good & so useful I use it all the time or I can live without it. Also, buy it preowned is better than third party...