No. One batttery in the grip, one in the camera. You can use them simultaneously or one at a time. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > So from what you are sayinging, the grip holds two batteries and the > camera still has its one. > > Do i understand that correctly.?? > > Dave > > On Jan 5, 2008 4:16 PM, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "David J Brooks" > > Subject: D-BG2 Battery Grip for K10D > > > > > > > Any one using this grip. > > > > > > My plan is to have a look at the 60-250 F4 when it is released > > > hopefully in the not to distant future, and use the K10D as my prime > > > equine camera. My D200 gives me good static shots, but my action shots > > > tend to be soft. I like the colour and richness of the K10D > > > presentation shots i have done in the past. The small amount of action > > > stuff looked pretty good to. I have to less PPing with the K10D as > > > opposed to the D1H and D2H. > > > > > > If i go this route, and get the 60-250, i think it will be a large > > > some what heavy lens and which would help by getting the grip. > > > > > > Any one using it feel it helps in balance of larger lenses. > > > Does it let you know individual battery strengh like the D200. > > > Do you think 1 Pentax battery and 1 3rd party battery in the grip > > > would last for 450-550 shots, with chimping. > > > > The grip does a very nice job of balancing off bigger lenses. I routinely > > use an 80-200/2.8, and much prefer the way the camera handles with the grip > > on the camera. > > If the 3rd party battery is equivalent to the Pentax battery, you should > > have no problem. > > The grip allows you to choose the battery order that the camera uses. The > > choices are simultaneous, or you can choose to drain either the camera > > battery or grip battery first. > > I have my camera set to drain the grip battery, then switch over to the > > camera battery when the grip battery dies. It can be a moment of > > inconvenience, as the camera must be turned off and then on when the battery > > dies, but I like knowing when I am at the 50% point for battery consumption. > > > > William Robb > > > > > > -- > > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow > the directions. > > > > > > -- > Equine Photography > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > Ontario Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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