I have a D7100 with MB-D15 battery grip. Is it a hassle to remove your hand to switch back and forth between shooting horizontal and vertical?
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I have a d700 with mb-d10 and when I use it and know I'm going to be switching back and forth I usually just wear the strap without clicking the strap in. I know its not safe but its okay and its a little bit more flexible.
1934423
the battery door detaches and there is a slot on the grip to put it so you don't loose it. the slot is on the section that gets inserted into the camera. in the picture here it is the right where the slot is on the vertical part.
1367108
I have grips for both my cameras (a Canon 5D Mk III and a Canon 69D). My workhorse camera (the 5D) has the grip on all the time. No use the wear and tear of taking it off and putting it on all the time), while 60D is my travel camera and back up for the 5D. Since you have to take off the battery door to mount the grip, and ten replace the door when you remove the grip (for travel), I seldom use the grip on the 60D. It depends on how often you are going to need the extra battery. I hope this helps. D. Phares, Chandler, AZ.
676193
No you can't. But it is easier than removing grip to get to the camera. You can set the camera to use grip battery first and camera second.
1447976
Not without taking the grip off. You can disable it from the inside of the grip by taking the one side off. I can loosen my middle finger while aiming and not turn it on untill I fire. But no big off switch on the outside.
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the battery door detaches and there is a slot on the grip to put it so you don't loose it. the slot is on the section that gets inserted into the camera.in the picture here it is the right where the slot is on the vertical part.
2052586
I think it does but, it takes some getting used to. I have one on my D7100 but not my D7000. I like the feel of the grip better too, but my 15 year old son doesn't. He shoots with a D5100 and doesn't want one.It's kind of like having a rubberized cover on your phone or no cover at all... preference.
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A lot of other grips' reviews talk about problems in vertical shutter release for which one has to use the infra red remote trigger and not being able to auto focus on half click before clicking all the way.Just wondering if this grip resolves any of these
2012262
Good question. It does matter if grip power is on or not. It stays on. My cannon tells me when power is low. It takes a while for the batteries to empty. I think it was worth it.
1669627
I have used mine a couple of times with no issues. I know the generic batteries seemed to run down more quickly when stored in the grip. I just checked it again and saw that the grip also has an ON/OFF slide switch that much be turned on. It's below the camera LCD screen. Hope this helps!
2255235
i have used dual grip for almost a year now, and it works great. i get about 4 hours of use, even if i do not turn camera off. i suggest taking along extra charged batteries if you intend to shoot more than 4 hours in the day.
663809
You can use either shutter button one right after the other, shoot horizontal and use the release on the body, turn it vertical and use the one on the battery grip, then back to horizontal, no problems. Nothing else to do! And it works whether you're using the view finder or the Live View screen.
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Yes - exactly what rick said. Perhaps its best use is that it can be set in "slave" mode off the camera (in your hand, on a stand, etc) with the built-in pop-up flash on your D7100 used to trigger it ("commander" mode). You can learn all about this usage in your manual and on strobist.com.
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Don't forget about the layout of the controls and how that affects thumb placement for one hand shooting. I have handled both and the 870 was very frustrating to figure out where to place my thumb without blocking the corner of the screen or bumping into the touch sensitive wheel. This frustration factor alone is driving me away from the 870.
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Yes, swivels both vertically and horizontally. On the horizontal I can swivel it 90 degrees to the right and 180 degrees to the left (yes, all the way to the rear) from the straight-ahead position. On the vertical I can swivel 90 degrees from straight-ahead to straight-up. I have three so far, using the Nikon D200 built-in flash at manual low output to trigger the Neewers at the S1 setting (fire on the first flash). As pointed out elsewhere, the output of each Neewer flash has to be set manually with the buttons in the back at one of the eight selection levels. Works very well for me, one model light, one kicker light and one to erase the backdrop shadows. Yes, swivels both vertically and horizontally. On the horizontal I can swivel it 90 degrees to the right and 180 degrees to the left (yes, all the way to the rear) from the straight-ahead position. On the vertical I can swivel 90 degrees from straight-ahead to straight-up. I have three so far, using the Nikon D200 built-in flash at manual low output to trigger the Neewers at the S1 setting (fire on the first flash). As pointed out elsewhere, the output of each Neewer flash has to be set manually with the buttons in the back at one of the eight selection levels. Works very well for me, one... » Read More Yes, swivels both vertically and horizontally. On the horizontal I can swivel it 90 degrees to the right and 180 degrees to the left (yes, all the way to the rear) from the straight-ahead position. On the vertical I can swivel 90 degrees from straight-ahead to straight-up. I have three so far, using the Nikon D200 built-in flash at manual low output to trigger the Neewers at the S1 setting (fire on the first flash). As pointed out elsewhere, the output of each Neewer flash has to be set manually with the buttons in the back at one of the eight selection levels. Works very well for me, one model light, one kicker light and one to erase the backdrop shadows. « Show Less
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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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I usually keep mine in battery grip when mounted on rig for easy access. You can also keep 1 in camera and grip. As far as uninterrupted as long as you have one in either at all times you could go interrupted.