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Flashpoint Professional Vertical Camera Grip for the Nikon D-200 Digitl SLR Camera & battery holder | Discount Price: $79.95
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Brand: Adorama
Features: - Holds one or two Nikon EN-EL3e batteries (you don't need to take the grip off the camera to install the batteries)
- Included one AA battery adapter allows you to use 6 AA size batteries (High Power Battery Only, i.e. NiMh High power Rechargeable Batteries)
- Built-in storage compartment for D200 battery door
- Standard vertical shutter button with on/off switch on the grip.
- Built-in tripod mounting thread
Beware of the AA adapter - great grip - but do not use withh AA batteries - may explode! [Posted on 2008-10-20]
Great grip - good buy:
I like the grip - good looking and functional.
I used the grip with the nikon battery for the first month or two - very happy - great product as promised.
Then, I wanted to carry the included battery insert for AA batteries to a shooting event, just in case I would run out of power. As soon as I inserted the batteries, three of them heated up excessively within a few seconds and one of them exploded before I was able to get them out of the battery case!
I certainly believed that I inserted the batteries somehow the wrong way, recharged and inserted them again - this time watching even more to do no mistake. Same result and three batteries went hot again.
After checking the problem closer and followed the wiring of the battery insert, I found out that this part is a total lemon - either the battery symbol was inprinted wrong or the wiring was wrong - it was created to short the batteries against another!
I do recommend the grip, but do not use the insert for AA batteries - or rewire the part yourself. Just use the grip with the Nikon batteries - this will give you anyway longer power.
The grip truly deserves five stars - I gave only three because of the malconstruction of the AA battery part and the three batteries I lost...
Buy the grip - you will be very happy with it.
Do not use the AA battery part - dangerous!
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