To me, there were two main benefits. First, the extra release button and control wheels for shooting on the high end. Secondly, Pentax cameras are a bit too small to fit the hands nicely. The grip amends that very well.
I know you have (had?) the Z-1p... FYI, I found the Z-1 with the "dummy" grip to be perfect size for my hands. Jostein ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 7:54 PM Subject: RE: quick question *istD battery grip... > I am considering buying af *ist D battery grip. > What is the big advantage of using a battery grip? > Jens > > Jens Bladt > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 24. august 2004 14:10 > Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Emne: Re: quick question *istD battery grip... > > > Hi Tan, > > I found that the camera will arbitrarily choose between the sets of > batteries when you turn the camera on, so both sets would be depleted > simultaneously when they first went. > > My solution was to remove the battery set in the camera and keep the one in > the grip... > > Jostein > > > So, I finally splashed out and got myself the battery grip, but I am > finding > > that when connected, it keeps saying that "batteries are depleted", even > > though both the grip and the camera have new batteries in them. When I > > remove the grip, the camera works fine and the battery indicator shows as > > full. > > > > I think I remember some time back, other people having a similar problem? > > What solutions did you guys come up with? > > > > TIA, > > tan. > > > > > > > >
