tommie_porter Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Has anybody seen any performance problems when using a MB-D80 battery grip on a D80? Specifically I'm seeing slower (searching) AF performance in low light. Continuous frame rate drops off as well as the shutter feeling "cheap", "slow", and "plastically" (for lack of better words) when fired. When I use the D80 without the grip, everything goes back to normal. The battery grip works fine on a friend's D90. I'm just wondering if anybody else is seeing anything like this. Regards,TP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_self Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Hmm, no not at all. I just recently used my mb-d80 on my d80 to shoot a wedding and had no problems. Everything focused accurately as well. As for the framerate I also shot a youth football game with it with no problems with my framerate. I'm not sure what you're encountering. I must say the grips shutter release is quite crappy with no halfway point and I also have issues with it coming loose and i've only had it for a few weeks. I also checked around and saw no one else encountering the same issues. Check the contacts on your grip and make sure they are clean inside your camera and on the grip itself. Maybe that will solve the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliot1 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 There should be no performance difference. The pins in your grip may not be making proper electrical contact with your camera or you may have a defective grip. I suggest you contact Nikon tech support so they can get your problem corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_arnold Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 the only issue i know with the mb-d80 is that the grip can become loose and has to be tightened frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_duncan2 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I've had my D80 + MD80 grip attached for nearly 2 years without any problems. Whilst it is now my back-up body, I remember that it used to become loose periodically. Make sure that it is screwed on extra tight and it shouldn't loosen, mine has been fine since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_hooper1 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 No functional problems with mine. As others have said, the large plastic wheel used to tighten the connection between the MB-D80 and the D80 body loosens up on it's own. Even when tightened, there is some slight play between the battery grip and camera body, so I remove it when using the camera on a tripod unless the lens I'm using has a tripod collar. I suspect there is a problem involving one or more of the several gold plated retractable pins on the MB-D80 making proper contact within your D80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leroy laverman Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Like Paul above I've had my grip attached for over 2 years with no problems. I've never even taken it off since the first time I installed it - and I've not really had to tighten it either. The quality feel of the grip is not as nice as the camera itself but it functions just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie_porter Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 The contacts seem good. No dust or dirt in the camera or on the grip. How about one of you guys unattach your grip and see if you don't see a difference in the way the shutter feels? Honestly, I didn't know how cheap the shutter felt until I played w/ a co-workers D300. TP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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