BG also can balance up heavy lens.

i know which 1 liao , digital mall at Pj. so far ?. got offer from cerriss for rm430 , rm10 difference . ok lar

thx ezra, no nid me explain long long anymore

yes, BG makes big difference, important for comfortable n steady grip
but it decreases the portability la if thats wat u wan

@shadowshine
not really, cos the these 3rd party BG for Nikon entry levels cam very plastic n light built
1 reason is there's no complicated circuit boards inside the BG
even with 2 batteries in the BG, attaching a flash n 18-55 hard to balance d
heavier lenses will be worse
now with my sb900 n Sigma 50mm attached, i have hard time keeping the cam straight, it keep pointing down

Does a ori BG helps to balance up?

ezrasang: nice explanation. btw, silver_de_gene is a girl. haha.. anyway, i dont have a big hand and my pinky sits nicely on the body. my concern for bg is taking picture vertically. it feels so uncomfortable taking picture vertically. i always tend to avoid taking pics in V position coz my pic will appear blur. right hand feels tired. how much is a bg for d5000 cost? is phottix bg good? i think it's less than RM150. do i have to buy extra battery for bg?

general_nic: what bg are u using? how much is it?

This post has been edited by silver_de_gene: Apr 10 2010, 02:35 AM

question is, IF there is ori grip for Nikon entry level bodies
i tried holding D90 with BG n D300 with BG, the BG significantly increased the weight
can balance up to a point la, u cant expect any BG to balance the cam with 70-200 attached rite?

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Added on April 10, 2010, 2:35 amPhottix is definitely good enuf
rm150? r u sure u din mistaken the BG for D40/D60/D3000?
cos D5000 BG has wire to attach to body in order for vertical shooting
if im not mistaken shud be rm200+
u can still use the BG with 1 battery, but its worth to get an extra battery too

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Apr 10 2010, 02:35 AM

Yes... then if no BG cam attached with 70-200

yes it is. it says there for d5000.

http://shashinki.com/shop/phottix-bpd5000-...era-p-3670.html

so u are using meike MK-5000. how much is it? it wire attach to it too?
i saw the wire at the side of the grip. will it trouble us with the wire sticking out at the side?

This post has been edited by silver_de_gene: Apr 10 2010, 02:53 AM

ic, means price have dropped
i bought mine at rm230 after nego 99 frm rm270 last year July
ya, mine have wire attached too

not really, but it depends on ppl's peference actually
like some hate the look of the wire sticking out so they get the D40/D60/D3000 grip instead
but i dun mind the wire as it provide the function of a real BG

depends on u prefer looks or function

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Apr 10 2010, 02:56 AM

oh. so without the wire there's no vertical function is it? i dont mind the look. what i mean is the wire sticking out wont be a trouble for us to take pic. like an extra wire at the camera

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This post has been edited by bad melatonin: Apr 10 2010, 03:29 AM

ya, the wire wont give any trouble when shooting
u'll get used to it sooner or later

1st spam pic of the lens itself mah

I think slow shutter for landscapes with river/waterfalls. Gives the water a moving motion in the picture.

Happy Birthday bro .

And yes, got BG and no BG really feels differently. Even the D700 feels worse than my D90 + Grip LOL.

Hmm i tried d40 with 70-200VR I combination, heavy siao and difficult to hold. Wan change ISO settings also cant, cuz need 2 hands to hold the body but lens too heavy. Must need a grip XD

Anyway if you can afford a 7k lens u should be able to get a BG =D

I have not tried that, but instead tried 500D + 70-200 f/2.8L IS. LOL. Feels really weird and hard to hold.

lol 500D grip still bigger than D40. Imagine that small D40 with that big ass 70200 XD I almost drop the whole setup when i adjusted the ISO using 2 hands. Phew XD

500D more or less same as D40. It is really small le ._.

if im not mistaken 500D n 1000D shud be the same size, or same body chassis
cos they uses the same BG

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