Name: Pentax D-BG5 Battery Grip for K3 Digital SLR Camera
Brand: Pentax
SKU: IPXBG5
Price: 219.99 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.73 (11 reviews)

Pentax D-BG5 Battery Grip for K3 Digital SLR Camera

Pentax D-BG5

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Top Rated Gear: Pentax D-BG5 Battery Grip for K3 Digital SLR Camera Accessory Type: Battery Grips, Compatibility: Pentax K3, Pentax K7

I never buy a Pentax body (except my Q and k-01) without buying a grip. The Pentax grip is as ruggedly and solidly built as their bodies and adds flexibility and extended battery power. Stick to the OEM version when you buy your next Pentax body - it's worth the price.

A Must Have Accesory

The weight counters  my long lenses and extends the battery life during long sessions. 

Nice addition to my gear.

This is my third Pentax grip.  I won't by a Pentax camera without it.  Feels great in your hand.  One thing to replace the battery in camera you must remove the grip.

Pentax grip

didn't think I wanted/cared about this item,but love the option of AA batteries

extra run time

The grip is the perfect accessory for the Pentax, especially if you have big hands.  Since getting my first Pentax cameras (a ME and a MX) I have always bought the auto winder or battery grip.  Having the extra battery prevent s interruptions in the middle of a shoot.

For Better Handling of the Camera

Perfect.  Works like a charm and the hidden SD card has saved me more than once I am embarrassed to say.

It works

good value

Although this does add size and weight to the camera, it feels like I get a better grip on the camera when I use this.  And the extra battery is great.  The shutter release and back button focus button are handy, but not major features for me.

Nice features

Together with the K3II I also bought the D-BG5 Battery Grip, I was not sure if it was something necessary however it proved to be a nice addition to my K3II. I really like it because it holds a second battery and has an adapter to hold 6 AA batteries (that someone could find anywhere), also it gives a nice grip on the K3II in horizontal and vertical positions. It is worth spending the money to have this accessory.

I nice K3 accessory

...and with this battery grip, I don't have to stop. Batteries seem to last forever.

I am using it with the DLi90 Lithium ion battery but it can also take six AA cells. I keep two spare DLi90s (one for the camera and one for the grip) just in case but never needed to change during a shoot (or two or three or...).

It also allows for easy gripping in portrait mode with shutter release, quick dials, AE lock, AF, ISO, EV compensation and "green" buttons literally at your fingertips (and that is proper usage of the word, "literally").

The one problem in that the tripod socket is not centered under the lens axis but slightly of to the grip side of the camera so you may want to forego this when doing tripod panoramas.

No time to stop and chat; I got pictures to take...

Love the balance this item brings to the camera. I have a grip with my K5, and knew this would be as good.
To me, a must have for the K3.