Carl1024 Loc: Kaneohe, HI 96744

from now on i'm not taking the battery doors off, i did cause i wanted try a grip?

Julian Loc: Sarasota, FL

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billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Taking the door off requires a delicate touch and small fingers. Personally I have never had a issue. On my Sony a9 and a1, the door has a storage spot in the grip. Again, those small pins can drive you crazy. So, I repeated the procedure until I could do it without issue.
Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.
I can't remember but I believe Nikon also provides a storage area for the door.

bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

The Nikon manual even tells you how to do it but I’m not brave enough to try it.

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

My battery grip (Nixxel Brand!!) for my D7100 does not require that I remove the battery door. I can use one battery in the body Plus one in the grip simultaneously. Fun!

I look pretty Cool using that DSLR Nikon wit' a big A** lens on it...... Super Cool with that grip on the camera body with said Big A** lens! ...+ ya' get a good WorkOut from all the weight!

Photography is all about Looking Cool.... Right!? .......am I RIGHT!!?? ....Yes. I am.

Bill_de Loc: US

I have a Nikon D7200 with the Nikon battery grip. I have never taken the battery door off. Did you buy a non-Nikon grip.

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bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

How right you are! You don’t need to have any artistic talent as long as you are a good salesman. Don’t believe me? Jackson Pollak. He literally throws a bucket of paint onto a canvas and calls it art and then gullible people pay big bucks for it. A monkey could throw paint, forge JPs signature and nobody could tell the difference.

Maybe I’m just envious that I didn’t think of throwing paint first.

Bill_de Loc: US

I remember as a kid, the fairs would have a set up where you could create "art". The paper or plastic would spin on a horizontal platter. The 'artist' would drip multiple colors of ink while varying the speed of the wheel. My work of art was on my bedroom wall 'till I was 6 or 7 years old.

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Gatorcoach Loc: New Jersey

I don't know what your issue is. I've had to replace the door on a couple of occasions and it was easy. Hold the door at a 45 degree angle and gently pull it straight out, or the opposite if replacing it.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

If it broke (not your fault ), you can buy a replacement on eBay.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&_nkw=nikon+d7100+battery+door&_sacat=0

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

Robert Ley

It is obvious that you have no appreciation or understanding of Abstract Expressionism and that's too bad for you. Do you also have disdain for other periods of art that you don't understand? Photography is considered art and is influenced by other genres of art. Many times I have gotten inspiration from art that I have seen in museums.

Might be a good idea for any photographer to learn some Art History because there are universal rules for composition, color, use of space that you can apply to your own work. Artist have been doing this since the renaissance.

rwww80a Loc: Hampton, NH

Amazon has Spin Art kits for sale if you want to practice.

MadMikeOne Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City

I have a Vello battery grip for my D7200, and using it does NOT entail removing the battery door.

bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

I’ve mentioned it here before but like the time I was at the Milwaukee Museum of Art. There was an empty, clear, hollow acrylic cube approximately 12-14 inches square setting on a pedestal. It was empty and initially I thought they had removed the piece of art inside. No, it was named “Nothingness” and the void on the inside was the artwork, if you can call the absence of anything art. Even throwing paint has more thought and effort invested than buying a hollow cube and claiming that you created art.

You are quite right in saying that photography is art. And it is probably easier to draw or paint some figment of your imagination than it is to actually photograph the same. Anyone can draw a unicorn but to photograph one is far more difficult.

Don’t think art is lost on me. Trains go by my house everyday and I see the rail cars tagged by someone with a can of spray paint. Some of it is really good, especially considering the size of their “canvas”. Too bad they can’t apply their talent in a more constructive manner.

I turn table legs and such on a wood lathe. To make one look good, it certainly takes an eye for shapes, contours and perspective. So I think I know the difference between something done in an artistic manner and merely throwing paint or displaying nothing and calling it art. Instead of spending a lot of time and effort sanding and varnishing a piece of furniture I just built, maybe it would look better if I just slopped on the Minwax from a distance. Maybe make some varnish water balloons. That would undoubtedly have a good effect upon something I’ve invested $800 worth of walnut I’ve milled myself and invested countless hours of labor.