efusco Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Just a bit of a heads up regarding the MB-D200 that I hadn't seen noted here. I got my vertical/battery grip in Friday and was immediately impressed. I truely missed the convenience of the vertical release and vertically command & subcommand dials. The grip fits on nicely enough though not quite as seemlessly as I'd expected for a OEM product. The vertical command and subcommand dials a slightly "Higher" and not quite as accessible as those on the body, but I think it's something I'll get used to pretty quickly. The biggest disappointment is that there's just no comfortable way to reach the AF zone selector pad with your thumb...it's just too far away without sticking you thumb in your nose and changing your grip on the vertical release completely. I assume they did the best they could and designed the body with the pad in the ideal place for most users, but don't expect to be able to quickly change AF areas while using the vertical shutter release...it ain't gonna work that way. --evan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erickpro Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I do not think you can reach it anyway on a D2h or D2x by holding your camera vertically. Maybe, since the command dial is bigger on canon cameras, you might? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurie_m Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I have typical girl sized hands and I have no problem reaching reaching the AF zone selector pad when holding the camera vertically on my D2X, even with the quick release plate in the way. While I do have to adjust my grip, it hasn't slowed me down once I got used to it. It's one of those things that seems awkward at first but after a bit of practice you don't notice it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_leck Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 On the D100's MB-D100, you don't need to reach the zone selector pad. You can change AF zones by pressing AE-L/AF-L and rotating the command dial (both on the MB-D100). Is this not possible on the MB-D200? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efusco Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 Thank You Chris!! Indeed, if you press and hold the AF-ON button the AF zones shift as you turn the subcommand (front) dial! It's going to take some practice to get used to switching zones that way but it's much less cumbersome than trying to get to that pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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