Do you remove your battery grip for tripod use?

[Frank F.]

I have a custom made NPP-tripod-head and need to remove the battery grip in order to mount the camera to the head.

 

[fmw]

No, I don't use battery grips. I bought one once to try it out but I didn't like - particularly the weight and bulk.

 

[snowbear115 47]

I haven't tried the grip with the tripod but today I put the QR on the grip, Surprisingly, I hardly noticed it.

With the nikons you keep one battery in The body and the grip contains one and screws on the bottom. This making it convenient to take on and off in a few seconds.

One exception is the F/N90 film body - the grip has an extension that fits into the camera's battery compartment, so you only get one set of AA batteries either way, gripped or grip-less.

 

[Dave442]

I just use one camera with a grip and the other without. Almost always the camera placed on the tripod is the one without the grip.

 

[rosh4u]

Yes, I take off battery grip when using a tripod for 2 as it feels stable to shot and exposure can be managed too.