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David Busch’s Nikon D7000 Guide to Digital SLR Photography90
Figure 3.36 The Nikon MB-D11 Multi-Power Grip can double the length of your battery-powered shooting
session, while adding convenient vertically oriented controls.
Shutter
release
(vertical)
Vertical shutter
release lock-out
switch
Sub-
command
dial
Locking
wheel
Multi
selector/
OK button
AE-L/AF-L
button
Main
command
dial
FALSE ECONOMY
Yes, the MB-D11 costs $250, and serviceable knock-offs are available from several Asian
sources for as little as $69.95. I’ve checked them out carefully. They’re made of light-
weight plastic, don’t look especially durable, and are probably not a serious option for
anything other than light-duty use. If you plan on giving your battery/grip a real work-
out, I’d recommend springing for the real thing. I don’t know what would happen to a
D7000 if one of these units shorted out, and don’t plan to find out. Keep in mind that
the MB-D11 may work with future cameras as well, now that Nikon has stopped giving
its grips nomenclature linked to the camera model. But, even if it does not, you’ll have a
grip that can be re-sold to owners of compatible models, so the resale value is likely to be
higher. A battery pack/grip is one place that I recommend not cutting corners.