I've never had a third party one, but since the K-5 I've always had a Pentax grip. I don't always have it on my camera, but it does make vertical shooting more comfortable. The main thing I like is having the extra battery capacity for longer shooting.
On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 10:28 AM, P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. > > > -- > I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve > immortality through not dying. > -- Woody Allen > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
