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Zeikos ZE-NBG5000 Battery Grip for Nikon D5000 (Black) | 
| Brand: Zeikos
Category: Photography
List Price: $159.95
Buy New: $53.00
as of 7/29/2010 07:36 CDT details
You Save: $106.95 (67%)
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Seller: RytherCamera
Rating:  9 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5 x 3 x 4
MPN: ZE-NBG5000
Model: ZE-NBG5000
UPC: 811709013303
EAN: 0811709013303
ASIN: B002USUDDO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Professional high quality battery grip for Nikon D5000 | | • | Effectively doubling your shooting time | | • | Holds 2 EN-EL9 Li-Ion Rechargeable Batteries | | • | Vertical firing release with lock |
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Product Description
Zeikos Power Battery Pack/ Grip For Nikon D5000
Effectively Doubles Your Shooting Time
Verticle Firing Release
Significantly Improves Stability
1 Year Manufacture Warranty
Holds 2 Lithium Ion Batteries: EN-EL9A
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 9
 Does what it should do December 15, 2009
Photographer in Fort Wayne
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This grip is a pretty good buy. It fits snug and feels good in larger hands. Autofocus works, but you do need to have a small cable (included) connecting the grip to the camera for autofocus to work; which isn't that big of a problem, the wire is short and doesn't really get in the way. You do have to unplug it to connect a USB cable to transfer images as it blocks the input on the camera. The grip does not have a selector dial on it, so you still have to adjust shutter speed and aperture with the dial on top of the camera, but if you're shooting portraits with the same settings it doesn't slow you down. The grip is not an identical color match to the D5000, but you'd only notice it if you own the camera, in other words, whatever or whoever you are photographing isn't going to notice, or care.
All in all, I would recommend this grip, it is specifically designed for the D5000.
Works great but requires a work around May 31, 2010
S.R.H. (Germany)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This grip works great and as advertised. Because the D5000 was not designed to work with a battery grip, you must use an external wire between the grip and the camera to use the grip's shutter button. Also, you receive a compatibility error when using two Nikon EN-EL9a batteries. All third party battery grips for the D5000 seem to have this problem. There seems to be two solutions:
Solution 1. Use one EN-EL9a battery and one EN-EL9 as a second battery (or a second party clone of a EN-EL9a).
Solution 2. Push in the middle contact in one of the two battery compartments so it doesn't contact the battery.
I used option two (since I already had two EB-EL9a batteries). The fix worked like a charm. It's a little tricky to get in there; I straightened out the end of a coat hangar to get in there and bend in the contact.
Don't let this fix scare you from purchasing this product; it's a quick fix and having a battery grip on the D5000 is a big improvement.
Get a grip on things! July 13, 2010
Stephen D. Shifflett
It works great and levels the difference between new and old tech. When other reviews conplain about the battery life not lasting adequate time this item makes up for it. Also, the side shutter button alows for portrait shots to be taken in a familiar fashion.
 Well, it fits and works... November 17, 2009
Chris
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I just sold my Nikon D40 and purchased a Nikon D5000. This grip was specifically made for the D5000 so I bought it instead of the less expensive Opteka grip. I use a full size speed light on my camera, as well as a 70-300 lens. I have large hands, so I wanted more surface area to grab while using my camera. I am happy with this grip.
The included communication cable plugs into a data port on the side of the body of the D5000, and the other end plugs into the grip. This allows you to turn your camera on it's side and not have to contort your hand to reach the shutter release button since there is a portrait shutter release built into the grip. Since there is a cable connected, you don't have to use infra red remote mode on your camera, and the autofocus actually works on the shutter release button included on the grip (You can hold the button halfway down to focus) unlike the Opteka grip.
One thing I really like about this grip is the fact that if you really only bought it to get a better grip on your rig, and you don't need the extra battery power, you can put just one of the EL9 batteries in the left slot and the camera will function as if the battery was in the factory slot. This means you can buy just this grip, and not have to purchase a second battery if you don't want to.
The plastic on this grip is not cheap looking like a lot of the after market grips out there, but it's still not the same exact shade as the Nikon body. There is about a 1/16 inch gap between the grip and the camera body even when the mounting screw is tightened very tight, but the mount is very solid, and does not wiggle when holding the grip and shaking the unit around.
My only complaint about this grip is the communication cable. It protrudes from the side of the camera and snags on my lowpro camera bag when pulling it out of the bag (I have the holster type bag). The plug is very cheaply made, and I worry about it snapping off if I'm not careful taking it out of my bag every time. I think they could have made this cable angle into the sockets in a more form fitting manner in order to keep it from snagging on things, or made it a little more rugged.
Overall, I am very happy with this grip. It does what it was made to do, and I can take about 1700 shots at the highest setting with both batteries in.
great product, but not necessary January 31, 2010
Kraig Tapang (Flushing, Queens - NY - USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Okay, I'll admit I first bought this because I thought it was cool. Second reason I bought it was to see if it would balance out the weight for my 18-270mm lens. I was really digging it for the first couple days I bought it, and it seemed I was getting more grip when testing out the product, it was a good buy.
It had the rugged texture of all the Nikon DSLR's, grip felt good, attached perfectly being tightly sealed to the Nikon D5000 body, and the color was spot-on. All the weight came from the two batteries, the cable wasn't really annoying, and the vertical shutter button auto-focused as advertised.
After 4 days I decided to see how the camera felt again without the grip and it felt so much better losing the weight and the big body structure of the grip. It felt like being fat, then losing weight, to fit and slim.
I'm an on-the-go casual hobbyist photographer, the less I carry, the easier for me. While the battery grip adds twice the battery power, the original battery seems always more than enough for me. I'd much rather just carry the small spare battery. Who needs a vertical shutter button? If you know what your doing, you'll get the same results with or without the vertical shutter button while shooting portraits.
I think if you purchase this item you'll enjoy it for the first couple of days and the notice it's not needed and prefer it off.
All in all, I think it's an unnecessary item and you should be spending that money on a flash or lens.
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