WTB Nikon MB-D10 Battery Pack

wadesworld

Argh...noticed I made a typo in the title (which I can't change). Looking for a Nikon MB-D10 (and EN-EL4/EN-EL4A battery if available) for my D300 if anyone wants to part with one.

DoctorIt

wadesworld wrote:

Argh...noticed I made a typo in the title (which I can't change). Looking for a Nikon MB-D10 (and EN-EL4/EN-EL4A battery if available) for my D300 if anyone wants to part with one.

Fixed

38Super

Hi Wade,
You might want to take a look at the Zeikos unit. They sell for under $65 on Amazon - fit the D300 really well and work just like the expensive OEM model.

wadesworld wrote:

Argh...noticed I made a typo in the title (which I can't change). Looking for a Nikon MB-D10 (and EN-EL4/EN-EL4A battery if available) for my D300 if anyone wants to part with one.

wadesworld

38Super wrote:

Hi Wade,
You might want to take a look at the Zeikos unit. They sell for under $65 on Amazon - fit the D300 really well and work just like the expensive OEM model.

Does that include getting the FPS increase? I see some reviews that say yes, but it's somewhat surprising since you don't get it on the MB-D10 unless you use the EN-EL4/EN-EL4A battery.

foto41

FPS Increase
You also get the increase if you use AA batteries in the grip. I opted for that because of the cost of the enel4 charger. Ouch!

Enitsugua

wadesworld wrote:

Does that include getting the FPS increase? I see some reviews that say yes, but it's somewhat surprising since you don't get it on the MB-D10 unless you use the EN-EL4/EN-EL4A battery.

Yes, the third party one does with AAs.

You do not need the grip to get higher FPS on the D300/700. But you will only get 9 frames in a burst (versus up to 40 with the grip) at the faster frame rate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG5UKwgGRJI

If faster fps is all you want a grip for, save yourself the money.

foto41

Enitsugua wrote:

Yes, the third party one does with AAs.

You do not need the grip to get higher FPS on the D300/700. But you will only get 9 frames in a burst (versus up to 40 with the grip) at the faster frame rate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG5UKwgGRJI

If faster fps is all you want a grip for, save yourself the money.

Nice hack. Not sure how he figured that out. I would still recommend a battery pack to any serious shooter shooting sports or wildlife. Cool though

wadesworld

I think given that the MB-D10 with EN-EL4/EN-EL4A adapter, EN-EL4/EN-EL4A battery and EN-EL4/EN-EL4A charger would run north of $500, I'm going to give the Zeikos a try. Thanks for all the info - mods, feel free to delete the thread.

ARKreations

Please post your experience with the 3rd party grip. It does have a certain price appeal, but brand loyalty is a serious competitor as well.

Foques

ARKreations wrote:

Please post your experience with the 3rd party grip. It does have a certain price appeal, but brand loyalty is a serious competitor as well.

I run Zeikos ZE-NBG300.love it.

wadesworld

I bought the Zeikos grip. Functionality-wise it appears identical to the MB-D10. You can even use it with the EN-4/4A, same as the Nikon if you really want to spend $200 on a recharger and $100 on the battery.

I went with the 8-double A's. I shot an entire kids baseball game (5 innings) and took about 900 shots with most in burst mode. So far, the battery pack battery status hasn't moved off 3 bars.

So, I'm very happy with it so far.