Comments on: This Is The First Fake MB-D12 Battery Grip For The D800

By: K

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:36:00 +0000

what really right stuff L bracket (or other Arca Swiss style) plate will fit on the Meike? Is the same one as the original Nikon version? RRS says no, but its hard for me to tell without holding them both in my hand.

By: Bratescu Sebastian

Bratescu Sebastian — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:27:00 +0000

You can order these from http://www.dx.com.
I have placed many orders from there for camera accesories.

I am waiting for my fake to come for my d800.

By: Avnish Dusara

Avnish Dusara — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:33:00 +0000

Hi guys, im planning to buy the 3rd party grip, my question is that will the battery life be affected? my last fake grip with original nikon battery didnt last as long as the original grip with original battery.. has this issue been fixed with the 3rd party grip.

By: Mathana Rasalingam

Mathana Rasalingam — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 04:43:00 +0000

can someone post the name of the song that was used in the background ?

By: Mansgame

Mansgame — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 02:11:00 +0000

It’s called 3rd party, not fake. A fake one would have the Nikon logo on it but not be from Nikon. Also, what’s up with the Hitler stasche?

By: Jerry Jackson

Jerry Jackson — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:19:00 +0000

This was a GREAT video. I would love it if you guys would also review the new “MeiKe MK900″ knock-off of the Nikon SB-900 speedlight. The Meike knock off sells for about $180 on ebay and it is supposed to have full Nikon CLS compatibility. This could be a HUGE cost savings for Nikon photographers who want a multi-speedlight CLS setup.

By: Chris Smith

Chris Smith — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:26:00 +0000

That was my biggest question too! Lee or Patrick, do you know if the aftermarket grips will accept an EN-EL18 battery from the D4? That was one thing I loved about the grips for the D300 and D700…I could use my more powerful batteries from my D3 to get longer shooting times and faster frame rates. I’d want to be able to do the same with my battery from the D4, especially since that boosts the D800 to 6fps from 4.

By: Melo

Melo — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:51:00 +0000

I have the real MB-D12 from nikon and would have bought the aftermarket one of it was available at the time. The first Genuine MB-D12 the store brought in for me didn’t work. A $500 piece of plastic (ahem, magnesium) didn’t work? BS. They ordered me another that works but I don’t believe $400-$500 is a fair price when a knock-off can be had for $100.

I have aftermarket grips on my D7000, D700 and D5100 and I prefer them all to the originals.

Take Lee’s advice and as ING guy would say… “save your money.”

By: Patrick McKay

Patrick McKay — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:30:00 +0000

It’s not FAKE, as it isn’t branded as Nikon original. It’s simply a “jobber” replacement. No different from auto repair: Your local garage tells you that your starter/alternator, etc, needs replacement. You are charged the cost of a dealer’s “factory original”, but the part is made by a 3rd party competitor. (unless only available from dealer) This is how independent garages make their profit on parts. A warranty is a warranty. The part is never referred to as “fake”.

By: Phan Tran

Phan Tran — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:05:00 +0000

I remember buying a Zeikos grip for my D700 which worked fine until the grip battery ran out. It would then freeze the camera up and the way to get it back to normal was to take the battery tray out. That ruined my experience with aftermarket grips. Can you test the grip to the point where it would have to switch from grip battery to camera battery?