They have lost their minds at Nikon

[ph0enix]

Over $600 for a grip for the D800?
MB-D12 Multi Power Battery Pack from Nikon

...and I thought the MB-D11 was way overpriced.

[TPF Sponsor]

[o hey tyler]

Well that's a bit steep...

[KmH]

That is just MSRP.

The MB-D10 MSRP is shown as $334 at Nikon USA, but at Amazon - Nikon MB-D10 Multi Power Battery Pack for Nikon D300 & D700 Digital SLR Cameras

[Overread]

Eh price will probably come down a lot from that - for some reason Camera manufacturers love to put really high retail prices on their main websites, even though retail prices in the actual market are often far lower than them - about the only time they are accurate is when the item is brand new to the market or when stocks are critically low (normally when at the end of a production run).

That said still $600 is a lot, esp now that they have to compete against the (often far more feature rich) cheap offbrand options on ebay

[jake337]

They also show the Mb-D80 for $197. Just got mine for $144 at best buy.

[MLeeK]

HOLY WOW. That's insane even for the MSRP

[2WheelPhoto]

Over $600 for a grip for the D800?
MB-D12 Multi Power Battery Pack from Nikon

...and I thought the MB-D11 was way overpriced.

[mjhoward]

Looks like STREET price will still be $500: Nikon MB-D12 MULTI POWER BATTERY PACK f/D800 27040 B&H Photo

Well the reason for getting a D4 over a D800 just went up.

[xyphoto]

Wow, that's a lot money for a grip especially you don't gain any higher fps using it.

[Overread]

I'm still confused why Nikon does the whole FPS gain with some of their grips - would seem like a hangover from the film days (canon just gives you the FPS with the camera

[ph0enix]

Wow, that's a lot money for a grip especially you don't gain any higher fps using it.

From what I've read you do. 6fps in DX mode with the grip. I think 5fps without.

[bhop]

I'm still confused why Nikon does the whole FPS gain with some of their grips - would seem like a hangover from the film days (canon just gives you the FPS with the camera

Battery power. More batteries with the grip compared to the single battery in the camera... same as film days.

[zorro53]

Amazon.com: Nikon MB-D10 Multi Power Battery Pack for Nikon D300 & D700 Digital SLR Cameras (Retail Packaging): Camera & Photo

[Trever1t]

I'm hoping a lot of people are buying them and later decide they don't like it gripped

[ph0enix]

Amazon.com: Nikon MB-D10 Multi Power Battery Pack for Nikon D300 & D700 Digital SLR Cameras (Retail Packaging): Camera & Photo

I'm not sure why you posted the link. Are you saying the MB-D10 works with the D800?