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fishy · 07-15-2008, 02:41 AM

Hi All,

I just received my grip (K10D) and am really happy with the new feel of the camera. An obvious side-effect is the added weight. Removing the second battery (I left the one in the grip) solves that, but I was wondering how others deal with grips, batteries and weight? Do you just carry an extra battery, have a grip with battery, one without, or...

Thanks!

dazman · 07-15-2008, 02:56 AM

Personally, I have the battery in the camera and nothing in the grip. I find this gives me better balance...having it in the grip and nothing in the camera makes the camera + grip combo left side heavy. I have an extra battery that I leave in my bag or pocket (on cold days), in order to keep the weight down.

bigben91682 · 07-15-2008, 04:08 AM

I vary depending on what kind of shooting I do, for events where I'm not going to have a lot of time to trade out batteries I will do both. If I only use one battery, the camera is usually empty and the battery is in the grip. It's too much of a pain to take the grip off for every battery change.

tbone-ike · 07-15-2008, 06:06 AM

I'm shooting with a K200D with the grip and I keep it fully loaded (batteries in both). With the lens I keep on it (Sigma 24-70 2.8 with 82mmø) it's a heavy rig anyway, so a little more weight is well worth getting twice as many shots without worrying about batteries.

cupic · 07-15-2008, 06:42 AM

The general feel of it all is terrific,well balance and weighted

Load me up and watch me shoot

cheers

fishy · 07-15-2008, 09:48 AM

Thanks all, as usual there's no single best solution!
For now I'll stick w. only one battery in the grip (just so it's accessible), although I find it's making it harder to keep the camera level when pointing stright down. (Or did I never before pay attention to this?)
Anyway, really pleased with my new toy! (now I have to go powertraining, the DA*16-50 doesn't help keeping things light

)

DennisH · 07-15-2008, 04:42 PM

I also keep my K200D and grip fully loaded as well (batts in camera and grip). With my Tamron 70-300, the total weight is over four pounds. Pretty heavy, but well balanced.

Damn Brit · 07-15-2008, 06:35 PM

I prefer mine with both batteries in. It's heavy to start with but you get used to it. Think of it as a fitness regime.

Jodokast96 · 07-15-2008, 07:00 PM

1 in the mag and 1 in the pipe. Yeah it weighs more, but it feels like it weighs less because of how well it's balanced.

FotoPete · 07-15-2008, 07:24 PM

I have the Ownuser grip for K100D and coupled with metal lenses, throw in a flash, and my wrist went bye bye. LoL. Since most of my lenses are film era metalweights, I can run with thre grip empty and still be fine.

8540tomg · 07-19-2008, 08:04 PM

I too have the K10 and grip. It does add some weight but I don't find it excessive. The K10 is too small for my hand without the grip. I find it also improves the overall ballance. It's nice not having to think about battery failure with two available all the time.

Tom G

**Canada_Rockies** · 07-19-2008, 11:10 PM

Originally posted by 8540tomg

I too have the K10 and grip. It does add some weight but I don't find it excessive. The K10 is too small for my hand without the grip. I find it also improves the overall ballance. It's nice not having to think about battery failure with two available all the time.

Tom G

While my wife and I were at the Bar U Ranch recently, I met a nice lady with a K10 - she was married with kids, so my wife just wandered off - "He's talking cameras, I've got lots of time to do ...". She picked up my K10 with the grip and both batteries, and fell in love with the feel immediately. She originally was wondering about getting a new lens, and has gone for the grip first, just because of how the K10 (and the K20) balance with the grip. The 16-50 was on the camera at the time.

Dale · 07-20-2008, 03:41 AM

I'll err.. weigh in here as well. I use the grip with both batteries. Real nice balanced feel to me, and as a fan of the espresso, the inertia helps in low light or slow shot moments.

I was figuring on leaving the grip at home when carry backpacks and working all day to save the weight. Mind you, I could save an easy ten kilos of weight by loosing it elsewhere...

fula6 · 07-20-2008, 05:21 AM

Not that I am scientifically inclined but with the option of using both batteries at once (that is the one with the higher charge in it) as you can - would you not get more life from the two than from two separate batteries?? - if you know what I mean. BTW I have both batteries in all the time and shoot the 50-135 with the FGZ 560 for weddings - usually by the end of the day my elbow is cramping badly!

Erasmo · 07-20-2008, 05:40 AM

Originally posted by Damn Brit

I prefer mine with both batteries in. It's heavy to start with but you get used to it. Think of it as a fitness regime.

^^

Works also effective against vibrations.

07-15-2008, 02:41 AM	#1
fishy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brussels Photos: Gallery Posts: 199	Grip, batteries, weight! Hi All, I just received my grip (K10D) and am really happy with the new feel of the camera. An obvious side-effect is the added weight. Removing the second battery (I left the one in the grip) solves that, but I was wondering how others deal with grips, batteries and weight? Do you just carry an extra battery, have a grip with battery, one without, or... Thanks!

07-15-2008, 09:48 AM	#6
fishy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brussels Photos: Gallery Posts: 199 Original Poster	Thanks all, as usual there's no single best solution! For now I'll stick w. only one battery in the grip (just so it's accessible), although I find it's making it harder to keep the camera level when pointing stright down. (Or did I never before pay attention to this?) Anyway, really pleased with my new toy! (now I have to go powertraining, the DA*16-50 doesn't help keeping things light)

07-19-2008, 08:04 PM	#11
8540tomg Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,461	Grip and Battery I too have the K10 and grip. It does add some weight but I don't find it excessive. The K10 is too small for my hand without the grip. I find it also improves the overall ballance. It's nice not having to think about battery failure with two available all the time. Tom G

07-20-2008, 05:21 AM	#14
fula6 Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 210	Not that I am scientifically inclined but with the option of using both batteries at once (that is the one with the higher charge in it) as you can - would you not get more life from the two than from two separate batteries?? - if you know what I mean. BTW I have both batteries in all the time and shoot the 50-135 with the FGZ 560 for weddings - usually by the end of the day my elbow is cramping badly! Last edited by fula6; 07-20-2008 at 05:22 AM. Reason: typo's!!

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07-15-2008, 02:56 AM	#2
dazman Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,949	Personally, I have the battery in the camera and nothing in the grip. I find this gives me better balance...having it in the grip and nothing in the camera makes the camera + grip combo left side heavy. I have an extra battery that I leave in my bag or pocket (on cold days), in order to keep the weight down.

07-15-2008, 04:08 AM	#3
bigben91682 Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 728	I vary depending on what kind of shooting I do, for events where I'm not going to have a lot of time to trade out batteries I will do both. If I only use one battery, the camera is usually empty and the battery is in the grip. It's too much of a pain to take the grip off for every battery change.

07-15-2008, 06:06 AM	#4
tbone-ike Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: West Michigan Posts: 38	I'm shooting with a K200D with the grip and I keep it fully loaded (batteries in both). With the lens I keep on it (Sigma 24-70 2.8 with 82mmø) it's a heavy rig anyway, so a little more weight is well worth getting twice as many shots without worrying about batteries.

07-15-2008, 06:42 AM	#5
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	The general feel of it all is terrific,well balance and weighted Load me up and watch me shoot cheers

07-15-2008, 04:42 PM	#7
DennisH Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Stratford, CT Photos: Gallery Posts: 730	I also keep my K200D and grip fully loaded as well (batts in camera and grip). With my Tamron 70-300, the total weight is over four pounds. Pretty heavy, but well balanced.

07-15-2008, 06:35 PM	#8
Damn Brit Guest	I prefer mine with both batteries in. It's heavy to start with but you get used to it. Think of it as a fitness regime.

07-15-2008, 07:00 PM	#9
Jodokast96 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Erial, NJ USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,134	1 in the mag and 1 in the pipe. Yeah it weighs more, but it feels like it weighs less because of how well it's balanced.

07-15-2008, 07:24 PM	#10
FotoPete Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,774	I have the Ownuser grip for K100D and coupled with metal lenses, throw in a flash, and my wrist went bye bye. LoL. Since most of my lenses are film era metalweights, I can run with thre grip empty and still be fine.

07-19-2008, 11:10 PM	#12
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by 8540tomg I too have the K10 and grip. It does add some weight but I don't find it excessive. The K10 is too small for my hand without the grip. I find it also improves the overall ballance. It's nice not having to think about battery failure with two available all the time. Tom G While my wife and I were at the Bar U Ranch recently, I met a nice lady with a K10 - she was married with kids, so my wife just wandered off - "He's talking cameras, I've got lots of time to do ...". She picked up my K10 with the grip and both batteries, and fell in love with the feel immediately. She originally was wondering about getting a new lens, and has gone for the grip first, just because of how the K10 (and the K20) balance with the grip. The 16-50 was on the camera at the time.

07-20-2008, 03:41 AM	#13
Dale Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Surfcoast Victoria Australia Posts: 560	I'll err.. weigh in here as well. I use the grip with both batteries. Real nice balanced feel to me, and as a fan of the espresso, the inertia helps in low light or slow shot moments. I was figuring on leaving the grip at home when carry backpacks and working all day to save the weight. Mind you, I could save an easy ten kilos of weight by loosing it elsewhere...

07-20-2008, 05:40 AM	#15
Erasmo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 191	Originally posted by Damn Brit I prefer mine with both batteries in. It's heavy to start with but you get used to it. Think of it as a fitness regime. ^^ Works also effective against vibrations.

Grip, batteries, weight!

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