It appears that the battery grip goes on the bottom. 1. What batteries does it take, and how many. 2. If I leave the battery in the Nikon D7100, will this double the battery life, or will one offset the other? It appears that the battery grip goes on the bottom. 1. What batteries does it take, and how many. 2. If I leave the battery in the Nikon D7100, will this double the battery life, or will one... » Read More It appears that the battery grip goes on the bottom. 1. What batteries does it take, and how many. 2. If I leave the battery in the Nikon D7100, will this double the battery life, or will one offset the other? « Show Less
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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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The unit uses the same batteries as the D7100. It takes only one. There is also a separate holder that comes with it that holds several AA batteries. This doesn't necessarily double the battery life but does give you a lot more battery power to shoot with. When this one goes down the internal one in the camera picks up. Also the addition of the grip increases your burst rate on the D7100. It is a good deal and I am happy with mine and use it every day. Larry
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It uses the same battery and it does double the shooting time. 1 battery fits inside the grip.
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The grip works great and yes the grip screw on the bottom where you tri pod would bolt on to and as for the battery it can hold another EN-EL15 battery or with the extra holder that holds 6 AA batterys. Your icon on your control panel will tell you when your battery is running low. I hope that helps.
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It takes the same battery as the camera, or 6 double a batteries depending on which included adapter you use. You can select in the camera in what order the batteries discharge. Mine however for some reason discharge the batteries in parallel. In essence using the battery pack does double the time between full discharge.
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the grip works great.leave the battery in your camera and a put the second battery of the same type in the grip.It does double your shooting .Tom
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the grip does go on the bottom and it holds one regular d7100 battery and yes it does double the battery life by using the battery in the grip first and then the battery in the camera.
585998
In can use 1 or 2 batterys. There is no switches or anything. If you put in 2 batterys is just will drain one the start on the next. That will give you much longer shooting. On the D3100 you can take 550 shot on one battery. With two you get 2x550. That is the purpose of this grip. It also make shooting in portrait much better. I hope this helped.
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The nikon grip is the same as this one 1 battery in camera and 1 battery in the tray in the grip it's not like a D-90 where both battery's r in the grip
770293
Just the grip and area for two batteries! It is one of the first assesories that I purchase after buying the camera.You have two charged batteries, a better handle on holding the camera and a much longer duration for taking shots.It is an excellent choice!!
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I think the D7100 battery grip only holds one and you also have the battery in the body of the camera which makes it two.
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I use the Nikon battery in the grip (EN-EL3e). The unit begins to use the Battery Pack battery first and when that is drained, it goes to the camera battery. Perhaps I'm just lucky but I manage to get quite a bit of use with the Nikon batteries and that counts the times when I lay the camera down and forget to turn it off for a few hours. I would use the Nikon battery if speed is not an issue (you can easily get 8 fps); the AAs, as far as I am concerned, is something that I would only use if I were away for an extended period of time or used the Nikon D300 continuously for many hours. You don't have to pack the charger (a hassel, especially with airport security) and, if needed, you can always find someplace that sells AA batteries so you will always have a charged batter pack.
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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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You can only put ONE regular camera batteries in the grip. It has an adapter for 8 AA batteries. I am VERY happy with the quality and performance of the grip. I also have a Nikon grip for my D300 and it is comparable in quality and function.
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I can only verify it works perfectly with my D7100 -- I don't own a D7200, but from what I've read about the "upgrade", it doesn't appear that Nikon made any changes at all to the battery system. Try it and return it if it doesn't work. Or, you could spend three times as much on the Nikon version. But if, like me, you had that kind of $ you'd have bought a D4S anyway, lol.
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After buying this product I took it as a lost. I have a canon 70d with a battery grip. Can you explain your problem a little more. The problem I have with it is that the bottom never threads enough onto the screw (on my slider). As a result it wobbles from side to side. But in terms of hold the camera it does just that once I turn the only nob available
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That wasn't the issue at all. I had assumed this was a battery grip by Nikon & with two batteries included I thought it was a great deal. But when I received the battery grip I found out it was a generic grip along with the batteries. I should have known Nikon wouldn't sell it for the price I paid. That is the reason I returned it to seller.
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Once you attached your camera to the battery grip, you can attached the battery grip to the tripod. The hole that is on the bottom if the camera is the same hole the is at the bottom of the battery grip in order for you to attached it to the tripod. I hope that answer your question. This is an awesome product.
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That's how the Nikon grip is too (MB-d11). They only have a spot for one extra battery in the grip. The D80/90 grips held both batteries, but even Nikon went away from that. Not sure why, but makes it so you have to take the whole battery grip off to extract the first battery from the default location to charge it. It's easier to just keep a second battery in the bag if you don't really need the extra grip size and functionality. Plus it looks cool!
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When using the grip with both batteries, you can go into your settings menu and select battery. When you do, it shows the percentage of charge left on the battery as well as the health of the battery. This is true with all the Nikon cameras that I have owned. I have battery grips for the D90, D700, and D800. I am a professional photographer and can tell you with 100% certainty that this is true. I check the levels of my batteries frequently as its important for me to know how long I have for a given shoot. You will see the battery on the left drop slightly, but that is only because it uses a small amount of life for the camera to keep track of it. When using the grip with both batteries, you can go into your settings menu and select battery. When you do, it shows the percentage of charge left on the battery as well as the health of the battery. This is true with all the Nikon cameras that I have owned. I have battery grips for the D90, D700, and D800. I am a professional photographer and can tell you with 100% certainty that this is true. I check the levels of my batteries frequently as its important for me to know how long I have for a given shoot. You will see the battery on the left drop slightly, but that is only because it uses... » Read More When using the grip with both batteries, you can go into your settings menu and select battery. When you do, it shows the percentage of charge left on the battery as well as the health of the battery. This is true with all the Nikon cameras that I have owned. I have battery grips for the D90, D700, and D800. I am a professional photographer and can tell you with 100% certainty that this is true. I check the levels of my batteries frequently as its important for me to know how long I have for a given shoot. You will see the battery on the left drop slightly, but that is only because it uses a small amount of life for the camera to keep track of it. « Show Less
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no, one goes in the camera, the other in the grip. It just extends battery life, I went 2 weeks 1000+ shots before I needed a charge
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I don't have a D7100 to know for absolutely certain, but I understand the D7100 uses the same battery as the D7000, D600, D800, and others. This battery works very well in my D600, so I'd be very surprised if there were any issues with the D7100.
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You have the extended life of two batteries. In fact, your camera will allow you to configure which one is used up first, and will show you how much power is left in each. The MB-D11 unit makes your camera significantly heavier and larger, but the additional power is even more helpful if you're shooting in a continuous mode [as in sporting event], or when it would be egregious to run out of power [as in a wedding]. I like it, and am glad I have it. I should also say that I ordered and returned another manufacturer's version of the MB-D11. It seemed flimsy to me, and was more complicated to assemble. Like most Nikon equipment, I'm not sorry I bought that Nikon quality.