non-branded grips

Well I use a Meiki and I have to say it's a very high quality item :thumbs: I have no issue recommending it, but I don't know about there grips for higher end models as my camera is strictly consumer :thumbs:

Matt
 
MWHCVT said:
Well I use a Meiki and I have to say it's a very high quality item :thumbs: I have no issue recommending it, but I don't know about there grips for higher end models as my camera is strictly consumer :thumbs:

Matt
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cheers matt, i'll take a look.

grips are SOOO expensive - around £135 S/H and too much new for me to even type it...
 
I use Meiki on my Canon 40D. Compared it to the geniune Canon one owned by a friend...It's identical. Mine cost £20. :)
 
I just got a Meike grip for my D300s... good quality and works well, I have also got a nikon grip on my D90...good quality and works well....if I had to buy again it would be the Meike, same thing and a lot cheaper...
 
I used 3rd party grips on both my 40d and 5d2 and there was no difference in fitment or use. Why you would spend £200 on a grip for the 5D2 is beyond me. Both were phottix units I bought from eBay and thy came from china in about 5 days
 
I've got a meike for my D90, my mate has a genuine Nikon one, you cant tell the difference
 
Steve-B said:
I just got a Meike grip for my D300s... good quality and works well, I have also got a nikon grip on my D90...good quality and works well....if I had to buy again it would be the Meike, same thing and a lot cheaper...
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The Meike and Nikon D90 grips are pretty much the same thing, but AFAIK the Meike MB-D10 is largely polymer, but the Nikon MB-D10 is largely alloy, so I wouldn't say they were the same thing at all.

It's up to you to decide if you are willing to pay for the relatively more robust Nikon MB-D10.
 
There is nothing wrong with using any third part product as long as its well made (sometimes they are even made a little bit better) but...

Last year at focus there was a small stand selling 3rd party grips, batteries, triggers etc. and my mate bought a grip from them, They were Chinese and cash only but the quality felt good, in fact the rubbery grip felt better than the proper 5DmkII grip.

Two days later he brought it round and we had to take a HACKSAW to it :eek: as the gearing had broke inside and you couldn't tighten or undo it. Luckily we got it off with very very little damage to the underside of the 5D :(

The grip cost £60 for 2 days use, not quite the saving he had in mind!

I'm not sure what the make was, but it wasn't Meike or Phottix which both seem to make good 3rd party products

Scott
 
I have a genuine D300 grip for one very good reason. Should a third party grip cause a major fault on the camera you have absolutely no comeback on Nikon at all. The build quality may appear as good as a genuine Nikon grip but how would it stand up to heat/cold or even sealing against damp getting in?

Realspeed
 
realspeed said:
I have a genuine D300 grip for one very good reason. Should a third party grip cause a major fault on the camera you have absolutely no comeback on Nikon at all. The build quality may appear as good as a genuine Nikon grip but how would it stand up to heat/cold or even sealing against damp getting in?

Realspeed
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Depends whether there is a warranty on the camera anyway...both my 400d and 40d were out of warranty, so it wouldn't make a difference.

But it is worth considering if you have a new unit.
 
I did have a cheaper grip on my 50D and it drained batteries.
The genuine one didn't :)
 
Have a meike for my d90, excellent grip and absolutely no issues.

3rd party batteries, now that's a different story :nono:
 
POAH said:
I used 3rd party grips on both my 40d and 5d2 and there was no difference in fitment or use. Why you would spend £200 on a grip for the 5D2 is beyond me. Both were phottix units I bought from eBay and thy came from china in about 5 days
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Because they are different.... The cheap one I got from ebay (I think it was a phottix too) for the 5D2 didn't handle batteries peroperly - reporting only one in the grip. It also had a "clickier" shutter release which is not as nice. The genuine one works on both counts.

Build quality aside, you normally CAN tell the difference between grips. Whether these differences worry you is another matter....
 
smilezoomclick said:
morning all

am thinking of buying a non-nikon made grip for a D300 - anyone have any experience of going down this route? any makes i should stear clear of?

thanks
paulb
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If you'd asked this time last week I'd have given the Meike one a resounding thumbs up :thumbs: but mine broke on Good Friday and I only just managed to save my D300 from crashing to the floor :thumbsdown:

The threaded stud that goes into the tripod mount in the camera body pulled out and as my strap was attached via the tripod mount in the bottom of the grip it was nearly disaster time :bang:

Having said that I'm about to order another one ... but the R-strap will be mounted differently :clap:
 
realspeed said:
I have a genuine D300 grip for one very good reason. Should a third party grip cause a major fault on the camera you have absolutely no comeback on Nikon at all. The build quality may appear as good as a genuine Nikon grip but how would it stand up to heat/cold or even sealing against damp getting in?

Realspeed
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I'm not sure it matters on a D300. There is next to no chance of having warranty.
 
I would have to agree about the Meike grip being ok, but the batteries that came with mine ( cam2uk) were a waste of time, fully charged one day and flat as a pancake the next without being used. I bought a genuine Nikon one on here for £20, made the total cost £54 but still a lot cheaper than the Nikon grip.
 
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