Adorama Digital Concept Professional Vertical Battery Power Grip for the Nikon D-200 Digitl SLR Camera

2009-09-28T21:00:00

This is a good solid product with all the bells and whistles that the more expensive models have.Great for the nature/wild life photographer that wants extended shooting time without changing batteries.

J.R

2009-05-20T21:00:00

BEWARE It's a good grip especially when you have a long lens on the camera, however, I found an issue that scared the heck out of me, when I was shooting at an air force show, what you are about to read happened to two cameras on the same day at around the same time. As I was shooting, on one of two cameras, (both D200) all information thru the view finder went blank! I turned off the power and tuned it back on, I can see everything thru the view finder, I try to take another shot and it went blank again, finally I remove the grip and used a battery on the on the camera itself, everything was working fine, so I thought that the grip had a problem, so I put the grip away and just shoot without it. As I am going about the air show, now on the second camera the mirror was locking up! An (err) sign came up, what the heck is going on? By this time the show is just about to end and so that I would not look like a fool messing around with the camera, letting others know that I have problems I just used the one that I was working with no grip. To make this long story short, the problem was not the cameras, the power was low on the batteries and the grips do not change from one battery to the other! So if this happens to you be not concerned, just take the battery that is low and you should be back to work. It's a pain on the rear, but, that's why I paid $100.00 less on the grip. If I had not wanted any hassles I would have spend the $170.00, I knew that I was going to run into something.for the cost of it, knew nothing would be trouble free.

Zuniga

2009-04-05T21:00:00

I use it for wedding events,Quincianeras,and in the studio.I love not to worry in between the events about batteries and It gives a great look to my D200.

Geo

2009-02-23T19:00:00

This is a very good grip especially considering that it is less than half the price of the Nikon brand grip. [...] The grip was actually made by Mieke (company in China) and does not have the useless LCD clock/timer. This grip appears to be identical to the original Nikon D200 grip in every way... minus the $150. price tag.

kpphoto

2008-12-28T19:00:00

It is a great grip, it does not have the tough feel of my D200 but works great. It was worth the savings over the Nikon product.

Phillips P.

2008-07-03T21:00:00

I purchased this unit when the white plastic tab on my MB-D200 was broken thinking the addition of the LCD on the back, and the fact that it saved me $20 from buying a new MBD200. I would have kept it, but the way the battery door opens (on the end, like the D300) forces me to remove my L-Bracket every time I want to access the battery doors. Even though this camera is relegated to Studio shooting & a backup to my other cam's now, I didn't want to monkey around with this. I took a peak at the directions to set up the LCD and actually use it, but wasn't impressed. The unit went right back in the box and was returned. Quality was OK, fit & finish was OK, and usability was OK, though the shutter release on the grip felt a bit spongy. Also didn't care for the power management: with the On-Off switch, there were essentially 2 switches you need to turn on to use the camera, making it slower to fire on and use quickly. Other than that, it was a decent product worth the price.

jbcrane