<p>"If Neewer can sell this for $40, why does Nikon charge nearly 6 times as much for the same thing?" Development costs? That doesn't really wash for what's basically a plastic box with a couple of batteries and a switch in it, does it?"<br>
The real MB-D11 is not plastic but magnesium. The top of the grip that mates against the camera bottom is a plastic cover. The battery cage is all plastic but the grip body itself is all metal and in turn has the same speckled black imron finish the camera body has. Not textured molded plastic.<br>
It does bug me that the real grip does not tighten SOLIDLY against the body regardless of how tight the knurled screw is. There's always some sponginess between the body and the grip. For $300 for the grip and battery one would think that one could place a RRS camera plate on it and have a SOLID connection to the tripod head. I dunno... your mileage may vary. Anybody else notice this? If so what's the fix? I've tried shimming, gaffers tape, tape on the pin etc. To no avail.<br>
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<p>"If Neewer can sell this for $40, why does Nikon charge nearly 6 times as much for the same thing?" Development costs? That doesn't really wash for what's basically a plastic box with a couple of batteries and a switch in it, does it?"<br>
The real MB-D11 is not plastic but magnesium. The top of the grip that mates against the camera bottom is a plastic cover. The battery cage is all plastic but the grip body itself is all metal and in turn has the same speckled black imron finish the camera body has. Not textured molded plastic.<br>
It does bug me that the real grip does not tighten SOLIDLY against the body regardless of how tight the knurled screw is. There's always some sponginess between the body and the grip. For $300 for the grip and battery one would think that one could place a RRS camera plate on it and have a SOLID connection to the tripod head. I dunno... your mileage may vary. Anybody else notice this? If so what's the fix? I've tried shimming, gaffers tape, tape on the pin etc. To no avail.<br>
Cheers-toby nyc</p>