Neewer Professional Vertical Battery Grip Replacement for Nikon D3100/D3200/D3300/D5300 SLR Digital Camera, Works with 1 or 2 Pieces EN-EL14 Batteries

Ordered this grip for a 2nd hand D3300 that I recently acquired. DSLRs like this feel so small in my hands that I always get a battery grip, that and I shoot a lot in vertical orientation and dont like the awkwardness of not having a shutter release on top of the camera in that position. Plus the benefit of having two batteries to extend shooting time is a bonus.This grip seems of pretty good build quality, free of defects, color and texture match well to the camera. It fits up nice and snug to the bottom of the camera. Functionally it works just great, I'm pleased as can be with it.

I bought this grip with skepticism as some reviews did indicate that some functions didn't work. Thanks to Amazon's return policy, I figured I was pretty safe in purchasing.I have a brand spanking new D7200, fresh out of the box, with the April 2016 1.01 Firmware from Nikon installed.Everything that I have used so far on this grip functions as it was designed, including the shutter release (incl. the half vs. full press), lock lever (to turn the grip off), lock buttons, multi-directional selector, primary and sub-command dials. I have not yet assigned functions to the spare Fn button on the grip, but at this time, I do not anticipate any issues.The EN-EL15 battery and 6-AA battery packs both function well and report back their data to the camera. I do not see a clear distinction between this Neewer grip and the roughly 6x more expensive Nikon branded grip.If I were to nitpick, the lock lever, dials, and multi selector do not "feel" quite like their counterparts on the camera. The levers and dials don't seem like they're quite as good of build quality on the grip compared with the camera. The multi-selector seems fine, it's just different. If the lock levers or dials failed to survive from repeated use, I could buy this grip 5 more times before meeting the cost of the Nikon version, so it's a worthwhile risk. Other than those, this doesn't really "feel" cheap. Note: I can't compare these to the actual Nikon version. Only to the camera.Ultimately, I like having the extra power of a second battery. Rotating to a portrait shot feels more natural with a second shutter release and focus selection available to me without adjusting my hand too much.My use case: Personally, I keep an EN-EL15 battery in the grip, a spare EN-EL15 ready, and a set of AA batteries in the other battery pack unit. My camera prioritizes the battery in the grip. Since the grip has to come completely off in order to get to the battery in the camera itself, that's the one I want to use last. So, when I've shot through the EN-EL15 in the grip, I swap to a spare. After shooting through that, swap to a set of AA batteries while EN-EL15's charge up. Using this rotation, I can shoot all day as long as I have access to charge a pair of EN-EL15's at the same time. I only shoot AA until I have a full EN-El15 ready to go.

I bought this grip a couple of months ago for my Nikon D3200, so I figured I'd give a review after having the chance to put it through its paces.Pros:- Effectively doubles shooting time- Makes holding the camera much more comfortable- Vertical shutter button is incredibly useful and I take about 15 or 20 times as many verticals as I did originally- Grip is aesthetically compatible to the camera, and (though it's a little silly to care, even though I know I sometimes can't help it) IMO, it makes the D3200 look a lot more like a pro body like a D3 or D700.- Easy to connect to the camera, and has an awesome little slot to keep the battery door in (you have to take it off to connect the grip)Cons:- Not super durable construction (though I've had exactly 0 problems with mine as far as breakages or scuffs, and if you're careful and don't shoot inside a rock tumbler you should be fine too)- Have to keep the cameras input slot door open to utilize the vertical shutter, which sucks because it exposes the internal components to whatever elements you're shooting in- Difficult to tell how much battery life is left, as the camera display seems to read the batteries as full until they're almost dead... then it drops to blinking for a few before they die completely. As far as I can tell, that doesn't effect the amount of shooting I can do... it's just inconvenient when shooting a wedding or event.Overall, I love this grip, and it's never off my camera. While I wouldn't use it if I were a full time professional, I do use it for wedding gigs and some portrait work, and it works very very well. I'm not too bummed about the minor quality issues/other little annoyances because I don't want to spend a ton on a grip for a camera body that costs less than 650 dollars (with two kit lenses, no less!). I would 100% recommend this to anyone who would like to extend their shooting time in the field as well as add a vertical shutter to their camera.

Seams more rugged than the camera. What i was impressed with the most was, I can hold it in any position comfortably. I was worried that it would be too heavy, however it's not very heavy and seems to be very durable. I just opened it out of the box but it certainly was worth the money that I spent and made my camera much more valuable to me and easier to hold.. In the first few shots I noticed that I could turn my shutter speeds down much lower than I normally can while the camera is in my hand. It mounts to a tripod very easily. Every heavy Nikon should come stock with this!