Battery Grips

[4g64FTL]

I was looking at this one: here (http://www.adorama.com/TGVGNKD40.html) from my D40x Can anyone reccomend any others? I heard mixed reviews that the shutter button on the bat. grip works off the remote trigger basically. Chime in

[Chris_PA]

Targus?
Never heard of them
Looks like junk

Stick with Nikon

[DC2.2GSR]

targus makes backpacks and laptop bags.. and now batt grips? hmm.. stick with Nikon. i had the "OEM" canon grip for mine and i never once had a problem. hell for that matter every single thing i had was canon.

i look at it the same way as modifying a car. when building a Honda (for example), if 90% of your upgrades came in the red sticker honda packaging, when something goes wrong you can go to Honda and say "WTF'z Up?? i bought this sh*t from you!" lol. buy 'OEM' and everything will go smoother.

[4g64FTL]

I didnt think Nikon made a grip for the D40x can someone link be because ive looked and dug up nothing

[grimm]

adorama makes one, it;s like $45.. has a built in battery though? weird...

(use the link in the sticky if you are going to make the purchase though :)

[jspek]

do you really need a battery grip? the only one i would trust is nikon, and they dont make one for the 40/x.

[4g64FTL]

I was doing a model shoot at a waterfall and had to keep changing angles. I think I will buy it in 2 weeks when i have money and see how it works

[MuddyREX]

Targus makes a lot more than bags. They make laptop batteries, power inverters, keyboards, mice and a TON of other stuff. I had no idea they made camera stuff though.

FWIW, I sell a lot of Targus brand product at work, and usually the quality is top notch.

[howielong]

i look at it the same way as modifying a car. when building a Honda (for example), if 90% of your upgrades came in the red sticker honda packaging, when something goes wrong you can go to Honda and say "WTF'z Up?? i bought this sh*t from you!" lol. buy 'OEM' and everything will go smoother.

That's what I told my one photo friend in a round about way. He just said oh Nikon gear is to expensive :)

[4g64FTL]

That's what I told my one photo friend in a round about way. He just said oh Nikon gear is to expensive :)

Oh Im the same way but if Nikon doesnt make it then im up the river and will have to go with the next best thing

[b0rN Fr0m JeTs]

This one doesn't look bad. http://cgi.ebay.com/Pro-Hand-Battery-Grip-for-Nikon-D40-D40x-2-EN-EL9-B3G_W0QQitemZ320288123730QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item3 20288123730&_trkparms=72%3A552%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C2 40%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

I got a Targus for my canon 20D and it was exactly like my brothers OEM canon bg-e2 except the batteries go in sideways instead of from the back. The one in the OP looks like crap though. mine is heavy plastic with the bottons and grip.

[4g64FTL]

how is the response from the 2nd shutter button I heard they arent that good?

[b0rN Fr0m JeTs]

mine works perfect.

[grimm]

the one thing that i haven't seen on any of them is the 2nd adjustment wheel by the shutter release.

[b0rN Fr0m JeTs]

the one thing that i haven't seen on any of them is the 2nd adjustment wheel by the shutter release.

Mine has it

[4g64FTL]

Mine has it


link me to the one you have

[TurboV]

how is the response from the 2nd shutter button I heard they arent that good?

Mine is just as fast. And I also have the scroll wheel on my grip. My grip is for a D200, though.

I would hate my camera without the grip... it'd just feel so small to me!

[djb5118]

i wish someone made a grip for the d50 that was worth spending money on :(