Nikon D90 with MBD80 Vertical grip
May 14, 2014 16:56:10 #
Recently I was shooting a lot for the Flash 101 (Off Camera) course I'm currently taking and failed to notice one battery had become exhausted. In class, when we reviewed my shots I noticed a black band at the bottom of my pics. It was suggested that the low battery rather than my shutter at 200 might be the culprit. My question is why didn't the MBD80 auto switch to the fresh battery in the other slot?
May 15, 2014 03:48:27 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
gtobey wrote:
Recently I was shooting a lot for the Flash 101 (Off Camera) course I'm currently taking and failed to notice one battery had become exhausted. In class, when we reviewed my shots I noticed a black band at the bottom of my pics. It was suggested that the low battery rather than my shutter at 200 might be the culprit. My question is why didn't the MBD80 auto switch to the fresh battery in the other slot?
My experience is that the camera often decides to switch a little too late. I can hear the difference in the mirror movement as the battery is getting low, and sometimes AF is slower, so I usually switch before the camera does. I do not think there is a way to specify the charge level when the switch should happen.
Jun 22, 2014 01:58:26 #
Say one battery is at 90%+ percent and the other is at for example at 10%. Is there some way to force the cutover? I've been unable to find anything on this in the manuals.
Jun 22, 2014 09:40:03 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
gtobey wrote:
Say one battery is at 90%+ percent and the other is at for example at 10%. Is there some way to force the cutover? I've been unable to find anything on this in the manuals.
It does not seem that you have the choice, since both batteries are in the grip, except by taking the low battery out.
Sep 30, 2014 23:20:18 #
How exactly do you switch? The only way I've found to get on a fresh battery is to remove the exhausted battery. There must be a better way. Help - this is making me nuts.
Sep 30, 2014 23:36:08 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
gtobey wrote:
How exactly do you switch? The only way I've found to get on a fresh battery is to remove the exhausted battery. There must be a better way. Help - this is making me nuts.
Sorry, it appears you cannot switch. With some other grips, one battery stays in the camera while another is in the grip. With the MB-D80, both batteries are in the grip and it seems that you do not get to switch between them.
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