What happens to the battery door if you use this grip? I haven't closely inspected my D40, but am I going to unscrew and remove the battery door?
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You open the battery door to a 45 degree angle and it pulls out. There is a place to put the battery door safely in the side of the winder.
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Yes, this is Nikon's original grip. you load only one battery as a spare battery,. i use this for my Nikon D7100 and it work so handy. I will recommend this to everybody..
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Yes, you definitely can use the battery grip as the sole source of power. I prefer not to put a battery in the D7000 when the grip is in place. It is simple enough to change the battery in the grip when the battery is exhausted, so there really isn't a need to use two batteries (especially given the long life of the EN-EL15 battery). And you don't have to go into the menus to do this. Simply remove the battery from your camera, and put one in the grip and you are ready to take photos. I got my MB-D11 three days ago and have been taking photos all three days without a need to make my first battery change (433 captures). Also, my MB-D11 has none of the problems reported by others and is a classic example of Nikon quality.
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Just received an email from Zeikos about the D7000 battery grip:We apologize it has been push back we are still working on it ; please get back to us within a month we don't have a date yet. Best regards ,Daisa Nuñez
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Hey all! I am also extremely interested in the upcoming Zeikos battery grip for the D7000. I connected with customer support through the Zeikos website (much like @graceful did) and they just informed me that their development department will not have this product ready until the end of April. This is a real downer. Another full month without an alternative to the overprices MB-D11 option.
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Hi there, I got this for my D5200 with battery grip and ending cracking the grip because was an after market one. Today I own two D7000 with Nikon battery grip and it actually hold them pretty well!, the part who come for attached into the camera is better than other types of screw system i had tested. Totally recommended...oh important info is the lens you will use (how heavy) I use this with a 70-200 and with my Tamron 24-70 and is perfect...very good investment for the money. NOW i had always keep my hands close to my camera (I always do anyway) to protect against bumps and just in case you are that one in a million ......as you never know, this are expensive equipment and better be safe than sorry. Hi there, I got this for my D5200 with battery grip and ending cracking the grip because was an after market one. Today I own two D7000 with Nikon battery grip and it actually hold them pretty well!, the part who come for attached into the camera is better than other types of screw system i had tested. Totally recommended...oh important info is the lens you will use (how heavy) I use this with a 70-200 and with my Tamron 24-70 and is perfect...very good investment for the money. NOW i had always keep my hands close to my camera (I always do anyway) to protect against bumps and just in case... » Read More Hi there, I got this for my D5200 with battery grip and ending cracking the grip because was an after market one. Today I own two D7000 with Nikon battery grip and it actually hold them pretty well!, the part who come for attached into the camera is better than other types of screw system i had tested. Totally recommended...oh important info is the lens you will use (how heavy) I use this with a 70-200 and with my Tamron 24-70 and is perfect...very good investment for the money. NOW i had always keep my hands close to my camera (I always do anyway) to protect against bumps and just in case you are that one in a million ......as you never know, this are expensive equipment and better be safe than sorry. « Show Less
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The battery grip replaces the single battery in the camera with two batteries in the grip. It has no batteries with the item so at a minimum you will need one additional battery in addition to the one that came with the camera. It also comes with a AA battery holder and a storage bag. It does not charge the batteries, so you will still need the charger that came with the camera. You will have to remove the battery door from you camera when you install the grip. This is very easy and the grip has a storage location for the door built in.
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It holds one in the grip and then the one in the camera body itself. It's too bad Nikon didn't make it like the D90 grips, where both batteries are accessible in the power grip, versus having to detach the actual grip to get to the battery in the camera body.
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you can carefully remove the battery door while you have the grip attached, I store it in my bag as there are time I don't want the battery grip on the camera, so I make sure I can return to the one battery setup.
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That's right. You use the existing battery slot to port the grip - leaving the two battery slots in the grip for camera use.
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I have not had a problem so far with the battery compartment door. It is a great possibility though the way it is constructed., you have to force the batteries down with the door as you push the latch over. I have not had my L620 very long, but no problems yet. I am not sure why Nikon built a camera like the l620, all other Nikons I have seen have a latch to hold the battery or batteries in the battery compartment.
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You aroused my curiosity so I checked my unit only to find that I also could not slide the battery cover off. I unplugged the cables, then took a thin bladed paring knife (with a dull cutting edge) and slipped the blade into the joint near the thumb grip. For safety I wrapped my thumb with several layers of a dish cloth, then I applied downward pressure and also pressure in the direction of the arrow while also applying prying pressure to the knife blade with the other hand. Before re-installing the cover I applied a thin coating of Vaseline to the slide areas and to the retaining catch. AVOID THE BATTERY CONTACTS! Hope this helps!
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Hello, twist and pull remove from wall. Pull out the sliding door. With small flat blade screwdriver pick or pry the batteries out. I see it looks like a tight fit. I hope this helps.
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My camera wheel works with the grip on or off. However, my grip function buttons do not work with my 40D. I think it's just a crappy product.
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I discovered the battery compartment must CLICK closed. If it's even 1/32" open you will get the "Change the Batteries" message. I just returned from a cruise and purchased 2 sets of batteries in 4 days thinking the camera was draining them rapidly. I'd get about 20 pics before a low battery message appeared. Upon returning home, I found the batteries were still fully charged and noticed I had not been closing the door 100%.
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The grip attaches to the bottom of the camera. The camera body retains it's own battery and the grip holds a second. The grip will take either a duplicate of the D7100 Nikon battery or a multiple AA batteries by switching out the battery sled. With both batteries inserted, your battery life will essentially double. Now, the grip is not perfect. Mine, at times, looses connection with the camera. But, for the cost, you do get an extended grip and the means to shoot vertical with the extra shutter button.
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I have not tried it with the battery grip. Give me a day and I will check that out and let you know.