I have a Meike battery grip for my K-7, the K-7/K-5/5II use the same
grip. Its build quality is quite good and works really well. The only
difference is that the original Pentax grip is weather sealed, as you
said, and the aperture and shutter speed wheels turn a bit more smoothly
in the Pentax DB-G4. But for the price I paid for the Meike (35 euros)
it is a steal.
El 28/01/2016 a las 17:28, P.J. Alling escribió:
OK, so that's not really a question.
I've been contemplating getting one for my K-5II. Now I had an
opportunity to buy one from same source as the camera, at a very good
price I might add, but passed as I didn't see a pressing need. But as I
get older and less steady, I can't help to think that vertical shots
would be easier to hold steady with a vertical grip and shutter button,
not to mention the extra battery power and ability to use AA batteries
in a pinch.
The official Pentax grip, is still kind of expensive, so I've been
looking at third party grips. I know probably none of them are weather
sealed, but the prices of some a certainly attractive.
First question has anyone here used one?
Second question was it any good?
There are several brands, are there any known differences between them,
(not that I expect a real answer to that), it would be nice if a
magazine like Pop Photo did a comparison, (anybody else remember when
they used to do stuff like that)?
So that last one wasn't really a question.
I guess my assumption is they're all manufactured in the same factory in
China, possibly from the official molds, or close copies, sourced from
there by a variety of distributes, but maybe I'm wrong.
Hell prices range on Amazon from as low as about $30 to as high as 4
times that, and at any price point they might throw in a of battery or
two both battery trays and a charger.
Feedback is all over the place, none seem to be perfect, but then
neither is the official grip.
I guess I'm kind of looking for information, that I trust more than the
usual amazon feedback.
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