eric_francis1 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 <p>So, I got the Targus Pro Battery grip for my Nikon D40. Its great, but as I knew, the camera, with the grip on the bottom, forces the camera to lean foward when a lens is attached. This is probably a super dumb question, but I just want to make sure, is it ok to have the camera resting on the battery grip and lens? Will this damage the lens or camera?<br>Thanks!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Laur Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 <p>It's fine. Just set it down gently. If you're using a lens that has a plastic mount (say, the 18-135), be all the more gentle. But not to worry about that rig bearing its own weight when resting like that. Mine are <em>always</em> doing that.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleys Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 I lay mine on its back. That way there's no stress on the lens mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_francis1 Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 <p>Like Stanley has said, is it safe to lay the camera on its back (viewfinder down on table)? All my lenses have plastic mounts, so I'm a bit more worried now!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Laur Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 <p>Well, you CAN lay it on its back, but you risk scratching up the rear display. And it's not such a good habit unless you religiously keep your lenscap in place. Truly, I wouldn't sweat just letting it rest on the base of the grip, tipped forward a bit. I only mentioned the plastic mount because it's going to be a bit more fragile when the camera takes a substantial shock - it's not going to have any problem just sitting there, with its center of gravity just a bit forward like that. Really. Don't worry about it. You just want to minimize the lumps and bumps (which is a good habit regardless). </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie_frank1 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 <p>It really defects the purpose of a very portable camera D40 to have a big battery grip on the bottom. It is better and cheaper to have a spare battery fully charge to carry along.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_francis1 Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 <p>Ok Matt, so I can let it sit leaning on the lens every if it has a plastic mount and even over a long period of time doing that (for example like every day for a year) is not going to weaken or break the mounts? Sorry I'm being so anal about this. With the economy so bad, I don't want to pay to fix things (when I get spending money for luxuries , I want to spend it on <i>new </i>gear).</p> <p>Thanks </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramon_v__california_ Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 <p>don't worry so much, eric. it will be okay even with an sb-800 on the d40. just be gentle setting the camera down on any surface. as matt has mentioned, you should be more concerned with scratches on your lcd screen and coke or spaghetti on your lens.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_reed2 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 <p>I have a D40x and the Targus battery grip. I've found when placing the camera on its back, the battery grip and the rubber eye cup on the D40x hold the lcd screen off the surface. Assuming the surface is relatively flat.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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