Bottom Battery Grip
Feb 24, 2017 08:49:46 #
sarge69 wrote:
...Makes spending money easier...
If that is troubling you, there are lots of people on the Hog that can advise you.
Feb 24, 2017 09:11:15 #
sarge69 wrote:
Of what advantage does a bottom grip with battery provide for a person ?
Sarge69
Sarge69
To impress my lady friends. Lol.
Semper Fi
Jim
Feb 24, 2017 09:24:07 #
I have big hands. I feel silly with a small camera in my hands. I use the accessory for the grip and not the extra battery life.Also nice to have the shutter button on top in a vertical shot.
Feb 24, 2017 09:48:49 #
For me it is better grip of the camera with my left hand since I only have 1/2 a thumb on it. Very uncomfortable without the battery grip.
Feb 24, 2017 10:13:59 #
In the case of my OMD EM1 Mk1, supplementing the well-known restricted battery life of this model, as well as making it better/easier to grip in portrait mode. The downside is that it makes the package rather bigger and heavier - all the more so when using my Pana 14-140 which is a good lens but a bit of a heavy lump initself.
sarge69 wrote:
Of what advantage does a bottom grip with battery provide for a person ?
Sarge69
Sarge69
Feb 24, 2017 10:17:30 #
Because it makes my Canon 7d look more like a 1DX...and I think it shoots like one too!
Feb 24, 2017 11:03:45 #
sarge69 wrote:
Of what advantage does a bottom grip with battery provide for a person ?
Sarge69
Sarge69
When I owned a Canon 7D mark II and Canon 70D, I normally had a Canon 300mm f2.8L IS on one and a Canon 100 - 400 f4.5/5.6L IS II on the other. Having a battery grip on the cameras improved their handling enormously with the 2.55Kg 300mm f2.8, not so much with the 100 - 400. I now have a Nikon D500 + Nikkor 300mm f4 PF VR and an Olympus EM1 mark II + Oly 300mm f4, but for the first time in many years I do not have battery grips fitted to either camera. The Nikkor 300mm is amazingly light and the EM1.2 extremely comfortable, even though the Oly 300mm is quite heavy for an M43 lens. Battery life for both cameras is excellent and as I seldom shoot in the vertical I have not bothered paying out £400 for thr grips.
Feb 24, 2017 11:18:14 #
Have grips for both of my Nikon DSLR's but seldom use either.
Feb 24, 2017 13:06:58 #
The grip also is great to increase the battery life when in the field during extremely long periods in cold and very cold temperatures. Like when shooting wildlife etc.
Feb 24, 2017 13:18:05 #
None, adds weight, etc. Unless you have no mobility in your arms and wrist. I just carry extra charged batteries and always start a shoot with a fully charged one in the camera. I have had the Canon pro cameras that have it built it, so there you have no choice but on all the others I have not used the battery grip, even where I have had one as a result of buying and selling equipment.
Feb 24, 2017 15:15:56 #
I was going to ask the same question. Very helpful info. I need to figure out if I need the extra battery life or not. I don't shoot portrait very much and don't have big hands, so it will come down to the battery for me. Thanks for asking.
Feb 24, 2017 15:50:25 #
When I had the D200 and battery grip I initially bought it for the battery life. As it turned out, the battery life was nice but it really wasn't all that big a deal to change a battery. The main thing I liked about it was the portrait orientation controls.
My current cameras have the grip built in so there's only one battery. I carry a spare so it's not a problem to slide one out and a new one in. If the day gets long I just check to see how the battery is holding out and if it gets low I swap it out. That way it doesn't quit on me during a busy time. I've never had two batteries go down in one day, but I have a charger available so I just start charging the first one when I swap it out.
My current cameras have the grip built in so there's only one battery. I carry a spare so it's not a problem to slide one out and a new one in. If the day gets long I just check to see how the battery is holding out and if it gets low I swap it out. That way it doesn't quit on me during a busy time. I've never had two batteries go down in one day, but I have a charger available so I just start charging the first one when I swap it out.
Feb 24, 2017 16:04:34 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
sarge69 wrote:
Of what advantage does a bottom grip with battery provide for a person ?
Sarge69
Sarge69
Not sure if someone else suggested it, but larger lenses are better balanced. The camera also will fit the hand better, especially for those with larger hands. The main downside is the significant increase in size and weight.
Feb 24, 2017 16:12:02 #
mwsilvers wrote:
Not sure if someone else suggested it, but larger lenses are better balanced. The camera also will fit the hand better, especially for those with larger hands. The main downside is the significant increase in size and weight.
I'm not convinced that hand size is that important. I've always had relatively small hands, they don't change anywhere near as frequently as my cameras do. Never found a camera too big, but several too small and fiddly. For me it is all about the ergonomics from that perspective and the body / grip combination does a better job. On the other hand I'm not concerned about weight and the extra mass helps with stability.
It is, as always, a personal choice.
Feb 24, 2017 17:02:59 #
Since I have always used the larger Nikon cameras, I am very used to that size and do not like the smaller size without the battery grip. Both my D500 and my D810 have OEM grips. Interestingly, I have found the D500 makes a wonderful, light, point-n-shoot when paired with a 20/2.8D lens with the grip removed! Best of luck.
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