D70 grip???

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Hi all,

Just want to check (or at least share) ;-) roumor with you that Nikon is to
come out 'soon' with vertical/battery grip for D70... anyone know about
this? Heard from local salesman while I was comparing side-by-side D70 and
EOS300D.. D70 feels more strudy and better fits the hand, however a grip
should be usefull...

Regards,

Salinger Igor / Belgrade SCG

 

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<Just want to check (or at least share) ;-) roumor with you that Nikon is to
come out 'soon' with vertical/battery grip for D70.>

I'll believe it when I see it. No one from Nikon USA's said a word of this to
us.
- --

regards,
Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video
http/www.bhphotovideo.com
henryp@bhphotovideo.com

 

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"BandHPhoto" <bandhphoto@aol.com> wrote in message
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> <Just want to check (or at least share) ;-) roumor with you that Nikon is
to
> come out 'soon' with vertical/battery grip for D70.>
>
> I'll believe it when I see it. No one from Nikon USA's said a word of this
to
> us.
> - --
>
The battery grip will have to be an insert into the battery chamber, but
can't have any control functions as the D70 does NOT have a data jack on the
base of the camera like my * ist D, or the Canon 10D/20D, or Nikon D100. So
the best you can expect is just a battery pack.

 

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" Darrell Larose" <no@spam.here> wrote in message
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>
> "BandHPhoto" <bandhphoto@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20041202154452.12369.00001531@mb-m28.aol.com...
> > <Just want to check (or at least share) ;-) roumor with you that Nikon
is
> to
> > come out 'soon' with vertical/battery grip for D70.>
> >
> > I'll believe it when I see it. No one from Nikon USA's said a word of
this
> to
> > us.
> > - --
> >
> The battery grip will have to be an insert into the battery chamber, but
> can't have any control functions as the D70 does NOT have a data jack on
the
> base of the camera like my * ist D, or the Canon 10D/20D, or Nikon D100.
So
> the best you can expect is just a battery pack.
>
>
Sleeve goes up on the left to the IR receiver. Firmware upgrade allows 2
step shutter button on grip thru IR.
I alsothink water's wet so what the hell do I know?
--
Hugh Jorgan

 

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"Hugh Jorgan" <staring@the.moon> wrote in message
news:e3Xrd.57130$K7.52466@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>
> " Darrell Larose" <no@spam.here> wrote in message
> news:0dednfawhds8bzLcRVn-vg@rogers.com...
> >
> > "BandHPhoto" <bandhphoto@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:20041202154452.12369.00001531@mb-m28.aol.com...
> > > <Just want to check (or at least share) ;-) roumor with you that Nikon
> is
> > to
> > > come out 'soon' with vertical/battery grip for D70.>
> > >
> > > I'll believe it when I see it. No one from Nikon USA's said a word of
> this
> > to
> > > us.
> > > - --
> > >
> > The battery grip will have to be an insert into the battery chamber, but
> > can't have any control functions as the D70 does NOT have a data jack on
> the
> > base of the camera like my * ist D, or the Canon 10D/20D, or Nikon D100.
> So
> > the best you can expect is just a battery pack.
> >
> >
> Sleeve goes up on the left to the IR receiver. Firmware upgrade allows 2
> step shutter button on grip thru IR.
> I alsothink water's wet so what the hell do I know?
> --
> Hugh Jorgan
>
Nikon Canada also has no word of this device, send us a URL...

 

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If you are looking fro JUST a grip see
http/forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=11281834

 

[Daniel]

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There will never be a vertical grip from Nikon, they didnt design the
body to accept one. your only option is by a D100, Fuji S2 or S3 that
has one or accepts a vertical grip.

Sorry for the bad news.
Daniel Flocke / cleveland OH

"Salinger Igor" <salinger@EUnet.yu> wrote in message news:<comr7h$d6q$1@news.eunet.yu>...
> Hi all,
>
> Just want to check (or at least share) ;-) roumor with you that Nikon is to
> come out 'soon' with vertical/battery grip for D70... anyone know about
> this? Heard from local salesman while I was comparing side-by-side D70 and
> EOS300D.. D70 feels more strudy and better fits the hand, however a grip
> should be usefull...
>
> Regards,
>
> Salinger Igor / Belgrade SCG

 

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Correct Nikon wont be coming out with one, but there are a couple of 3rd
party manufacturers making them, unfortunately I have lost the link for
them.


--
Michael Brown
Melbourne Australia
www.photo.net/photos/mlbrown

"Daniel" <d.flocke@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> There will never be a vertical grip from Nikon, they didnt design the
> body to accept one. your only option is by a D100, Fuji S2 or S3 that
> has one or accepts a vertical grip.
>
> Sorry for the bad news.
> Daniel Flocke / cleveland OH
>
> "Salinger Igor" <salinger@EUnet.yu> wrote in message
news:<comr7h$d6q$1@news.eunet.yu>...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Just want to check (or at least share) ;-) roumor with you that Nikon is
to
> > come out 'soon' with vertical/battery grip for D70... anyone know about
> > this? Heard from local salesman while I was comparing side-by-side D70
and
> > EOS300D.. D70 feels more strudy and better fits the hand, however a grip
> > should be usefull...
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Salinger Igor / Belgrade SCG

 

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"Mick Brown" <nmcs@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> Correct Nikon wont be coming out with one, but there are a couple of 3rd
> party manufacturers making them, unfortunately I have lost the link for
> them.
>
It's a battery holder, without the control functions of the D100, 10, 20D 7D
ir *ist D grips

 

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>a couple of 3rd
>party manufacturers

There was a guy called GMP Products, Inc. Minneapolis, MN who made grips for
Leica M bodies and manual focus Nikons. Don't know if he's still around though.
- --

regards,
Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video
http/www.bhphotovideo.com
henryp@bhphotovideo.com

 

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"BandHPhoto" <bandhphoto@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >a couple of 3rd
> >party manufacturers
>
> There was a guy called GMP Products, Inc. Minneapolis, MN who made grips
for
> Leica M bodies and manual focus Nikons. Don't know if he's still around
though.
> - --

ill be back home up there in a week - if you have any more info i can try to
track him down.

sid

 

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In article <5wKsd.60466$K7.38973@news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
"Mick Brown" <nmcs@bigpond.net.au> writes:
> Correct Nikon wont be coming out with one, but there are a couple of 3rd
> party manufacturers making them, unfortunately I have lost the link for
> them.
>

Here's one:

<http/www.hkjenis.com/company/dch/d0.htm>
(I have no idea how well it works)

bruno.

 

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"bruno" <invalid@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> In article <5wKsd.60466$K7.38973@news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
> "Mick Brown" <nmcs@bigpond.net.au> writes:
> > Correct Nikon wont be coming out with one, but there are a couple of 3rd
> > party manufacturers making them, unfortunately I have lost the link for
> > them.
> >
>
> Here's one:
>
> <http/www.hkjenis.com/company/dch/d0.htm>
> (I have no idea how well it works)
>
> bruno.

so jenis finally managed to actually put a _working_ shutter button on it???
all the grips i saw so far (including theirs) had only fake buttons...

from their site:
"JND70 battery pack
--Compatible camera:
NIKON D70
--Offer stable holding
Use AA type batteries
provide a vertical shutter button"

hmmm...

 

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There are 2 ways it can work:

1: An optical lead running from the grip to the IR on the front of the
camera, no AF just shoot, and the IR has to be turned on to work.

2: A modification that runs wires into the body, obviously this causes
Warantee issues as Nikon do not support this.


--
Michael Brown
Melbourne Australia
www.photo.net/photos/mlbrown


"sid derra" <ng_NO_@_SPAM_emolife.net> wrote in message
news:31n423F3da7ksU1@individual.net...
>
> "bruno" <invalid@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:31n3btF39sm02U1@individual.net...
> > In article <5wKsd.60466$K7.38973@news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
> > "Mick Brown" <nmcs@bigpond.net.au> writes:
> > > Correct Nikon wont be coming out with one, but there are a couple of
3rd
> > > party manufacturers making them, unfortunately I have lost the link
for
> > > them.
> > >
> >
> > Here's one:
> >
> > <http/www.hkjenis.com/company/dch/d0.htm>
> > (I have no idea how well it works)
> >
> > bruno.
>
> so jenis finally managed to actually put a _working_ shutter button on
it???
> all the grips i saw so far (including theirs) had only fake buttons...
>
> from their site:
> "JND70 battery pack
> --Compatible camera:
> NIKON D70
> --Offer stable holding
> Use AA type batteries
> provide a vertical shutter button"
>
> hmmm...
>
>

 

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In other words it's a Rube Goldberg thing built in a basement. The point of
a vertical grip is the have all control funtions duplicated.


"Mick Brown" <nmcs@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:wjytd.63763$K7.14368@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> There are 2 ways it can work:
>
> 1: An optical lead running from the grip to the IR on the front of the
> camera, no AF just shoot, and the IR has to be turned on to work.
>
> 2: A modification that runs wires into the body, obviously this causes
> Warantee issues as Nikon do not support this.
>
>
> --
> Michael Brown
> Melbourne Australia
> www.photo.net/photos/mlbrown
>
>
> "sid derra" <ng_NO_@_SPAM_emolife.net> wrote in message
> news:31n423F3da7ksU1@individual.net...
> >
> > "bruno" <invalid@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:31n3btF39sm02U1@individual.net...
> > > In article <5wKsd.60466$K7.38973@news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
> > > "Mick Brown" <nmcs@bigpond.net.au> writes:
> > > > Correct Nikon wont be coming out with one, but there are a couple of
> 3rd
> > > > party manufacturers making them, unfortunately I have lost the link
> for
> > > > them.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Here's one:
> > >
> > > <http/www.hkjenis.com/company/dch/d0.htm>
> > > (I have no idea how well it works)
> > >
> > > bruno.
> >
> > so jenis finally managed to actually put a _working_ shutter button on
> it???
> > all the grips i saw so far (including theirs) had only fake buttons...
> >
> > from their site:
> > "JND70 battery pack
> > --Compatible camera:
> > NIKON D70
> > --Offer stable holding
> > Use AA type batteries
> > provide a vertical shutter button"
> >
> > hmmm...
> >
> >
>
>

 

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http/www.harbortronics.com/news.htm


"Salinger Igor" <salinger@EUnet.yu> wrote in message
news:comr7h$d6q$1@news.eunet.yu...
> Hi all,
>
> Just want to check (or at least share) ;-) roumor with you that Nikon is
to
> come out 'soon' with vertical/battery grip for D70... anyone know about
> this? Heard from local salesman while I was comparing side-by-side D70 and
> EOS300D.. D70 feels more strudy and better fits the hand, however a grip
> should be usefull...
>
> Regards,
>
> Salinger Igor / Belgrade SCG
>
>

 

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> "Salinger Igor" <salinger@EUnet.yu> wrote in message
> news:comr7h$d6q$1@news.eunet.yu...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Just want to check (or at least share) ;-) roumor with you that Nikon is
> to
>> come out 'soon' with vertical/battery grip for D70... anyone know about
>> this? Heard from local salesman while I was comparing side-by-side D70
>> and
>> EOS300D.. D70 feels more strudy and better fits the hand, however a grip
>> should be usefull...
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Salinger Igor / Belgrade SCG
>>
>>

<mccaskib@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> http/www.harbortronics.com/news.htm
>
>

Come back when you have some real news....

Nikon clearly never designed the D70 with a vertical grip in mind....and I
wouldn't want a jerry-rigged piece of equipment.

Si.

 

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Nikon clearly never designed the D70 with a vertical grip in mind....and I
wouldn't want a jerry-rigged piece of equipment.>>>


Seems like a nice after-martket idea. I don't need such a grip for my D70, but
I see nothing wrong with the one being proposed.

RB

 

[Si]

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"Bobsprit" <bobsprit@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Nikon clearly never designed the D70 with a vertical grip in mind....and I
> wouldn't want a jerry-rigged piece of equipment.>>>
>
>
> Seems like a nice after-martket idea. I don't need such a grip for my D70,
> but
> I see nothing wrong with the one being proposed.
>
> RB

I'll wait for the D100 successor - or save that little bit more for a D2H.

Si.

 

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> I see nothing wrong with the one being proposed.
>
> RB

I'll wait for the D100 successor - or save that little bit more for a D2H.>>>

That's fine, but some folks don't buy every generation of camera. Some will buy
every two generations and so a grip, even aftermarket may be welcome. The new
D70 type may be even better than what replaces the D100...and that's quite a
ways off. Lots of pics to be taken between now and then!

RB