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- A bit overpriced, but feels great!I'm using it with my D800 and it may be a bit overpriced (bought when I was visiting my family in Poland for 1300 zloty (PLN), which is 380$ - and remember that in Poland the tax is 23%, not 8%), but it feels great, works great and.... what else do you expect from a vertical grip? Sometimes I forget about having it, I quite rarely put it off - but without it D800 feels... too small and too light ;-) I've changed from D7000 with MB-D11 to D800 with MB-D12 and it feels quite the same - great camera with a great battery pack.
- This made my camera into a dual-personality FX/DX platform the Nikon intendedYes it's pricey-- retail anyway. I got mine in a distress sale for $250 (BNIB). I needed the quality of the D800 and a more manageable 15.3 MP image size to simplify sharing efforts for my kids sports teams. Pop on my 18-200 and I have 6 FPS available. Put the FX lenses back on and I can shoot FX RAW to my hearts content for more serious work. Camera stores and Industry commentators say using the FX body in DX mode is a waste, but in reality, being able to achieve great results and enhanced
- Bad quality, lack of service and extremely overpricedCons: weak adhesive on rubber grips; weak connection to camera body, a lot of force required to attach firmly and diminish wobbling; huge repair bill with no warranty service period; tiny multi-selector joystick and no separate AE-L button. Bought it for my D800E and later used for my D810 too. Works as expected for about a year. After that rubber grips start to peel off. Most annoyingly, same thing happened with my D800E body in the past, also after about a year from purchase, and
- MB-D10 at double the $$$It looks to me that the MB-D12 was only made so as to be able to charge double what the MB-D10 goes for. The functionality is the same ;( No GPS, bluetooth or wifi - these would have been very good reasons to pay for the MB-D12. I think Nikon is taking advantage.
- Failed after 18 monthsI'm an advocate of Nikon gear and have owned several Nikon grips. This is the second Nikon grip I've had with issues however, and the price tag on this one makes it that much more disappointing. First, I wish there was more than just the tripod screw holding it to the camera body. There's more flex between the body and the grip than I'd like to see. I have a high-dollar tripod and ball head and and L-Bracket. The body-grip connection is the weakest link by far. Second, after 18
