No battery grip for Pentax DS/DL?

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Strange omission - there's one for the 'D'... my feeling was that these
companies love you rort you on the accessories.

T.

 

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<tlai909@visto.com> wrote:

> Strange omission - there's one for the 'D'... my feeling was that these
> companies love you rort you on the accessories.

The point of a DS or DL type product is to trim production costs.
Putting little sensors on the bottom of the camera for the battery and
portrait-orientation shutter release would boost production costs.

 

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FWIW, this guy says he's talked to them...

http://www.pentaxuser.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4735&sid=10195a65b84f730c0e71165d421be0a8

Kitt

tlai909@visto.com wrote:
> Strange omission - there's one for the 'D'... my feeling was that these
> companies love you rort you on the accessories.
>
> T.

 

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I think Canon have a vertical shutter button on their grip as well.

T.

 

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What a crock! These are "entry level" cameras, why do they need an
extended/battery grip? The standard on camera grip is designed really well
and is really comfortable, with NiMh batteries installed it will take at
least 500-600 photos. Whats the problem? Nikon don't do one for the D70.
Canon have to do one for the 300/350D because the battery is not up to
extended use and the standard body grips are so pathetic especially on the
350D.

I guess the bottom line is that Pentax are not out to rort their customers
with items that are not needed.

<tlai909@visto.com> wrote in message
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> Strange omission - there's one for the 'D'... my feeling was that these
> companies love you rort you on the accessories.
>
> T.
>

 

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On 16 Aug 2005 16:57:03 -0700, tlai909@visto.com wrote:

>I think Canon have a vertical shutter button on their grip as well.

They do and a control wheel for setting shutter speed and an off/on
switch.


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"John A. Stovall" <johnastovall@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> On 16 Aug 2005 16:57:03 -0700, tlai909@visto.com wrote:
>
>>I think Canon have a vertical shutter button on their grip as well.
>
> They do and a control wheel for setting shutter speed and an off/on
> switch.

On some cameras the extra controls are not needed as far as I can see, at
least on the Pentax you can still use the thumbwheel and the shutter release
is still fine.