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You're the only person I've seen make mention of what seems obvious from here. Why not fill the underside pockets of the base stand with epoxy resin and some lead weights. The more the base weighs the more stable it will be overall seems to me.

Bought the turntable and sending it back. At the slowest speed it stutters slightly, and for the price imho it is louder than it should be.

Don’t look at it too closely as mine has smudges and paint bubbles. Clearly Tony dropped the ball on quality.

I thought you figured out how to get the lights on wired. That rotation looks lovely, just don't have the room for a 360 movement.

I still think the end spheres should light up because in the show at times they had the illusion that they did

Robert awesome very cool sitting on that large turntable 2 thumbs up I have 1 from TOMY 1/350 scale Diecast Enterprise still in the shipping box I have no room to display this awesome Diecast Enterprise going to work on that problem thanks for sharing have a great day.

That's how she got that seam completely around the primary hull!

Well done!

Gorgeous!

"She's caught in a temporal vortex Cap'n, a flat spin! I canna break 'er free!!"

I just wish i had one.

I think that model is definitely worth the money regardless of the screw covers that people are complaining about. It is fine guys the model is beautiful.

Really nice display!!! Where did you get the rotating display? I'd be into that!

Hello, I am interested in buying this grip. Have you noticed any problems with it shorting or anything in the past 5 years?

Thank you

What batteries were you using in the grip for this review? It only does 9fps with the AAs or the EN-EL18 right? If using the EN-EL18 can you use a standard battery compartment cover?

Have you worked out how to activate video with the Meike remote?

Have you worked out how to activate video with the Meike remote?

I bet those 3rd party grips dont use magnesium.....

Wasted Opportunity, I shoulda pushed it a little more.

a few things ..i use nikon grips on my d850 with L plates .. cheap grips wobble about on tripods . making them useless .. add an L plate ( bracket) makes the wobble worse .. whats the point ? no photographer is putting up with a grip wobbling about on a tripod , my nikon grip is a sturdy beast with an L plate .. if you skimp your not getting a bargain your getting plastic bits for show !

One question. During a timelapse if the first battery is empty (after some hours of timelapse) the second battery will be selected by the camera automatically without interrupting the timelapse? , or the user has to manually stop the timelapse, manually select the second battery and manually resuming the timelapse?

One question. During a timelapse if the first battery is empty (after some hours of timelapse) the second battery will be selected by the camera automatically without interrupting the timelapse? , or the user has to manually stop the timelapse, manually select the second battery and manually resuming the timelapse?

You probably don't read comments on 2 year old videos but I was compelled to write one in case you do. I'd done a lot of research on 3rd party grips, the pros, cons, and issues some people had. But it was this video that caused me to pull the trigger on this Meike for my D850. It's exactly as you said, "god, why would you buy the Nikon?!" Particularly hand held which is all I'm interested in. I must say however that I'm reluctant to trust the security of the connection to a tripod, particularly with a heavy lens. If someone regularly needs to mount a grip to a tripod, the Nikon's full inner metal construction would probably hold up better over the long run. The Meike only has a strip of metal in the bottom on the inside that the ¼-20 is attached to. So I won't be using the remote. I have other ways to remotely trigger the shutter. Plus the D850 already has the additional functionality of the remote built into the camera. Anyway, I love this grip. Feel great in the hand and just works all the time.

How did you pair the remote? Does a certain camera setting have to be turned on (i.e. - Bluetooth, WiFi, etc)? Why is there no video on how to do this?

Do 3rd party grips still grant 9fps after the latest firmware update?

Great review and good advice. I got a 3rd party grip for my D90, a Mekie for my D7100 and the Meike for my D850, all " still " work great to this day. The added value for me is the wireless RF remote. Using RF or radio frequency gives long range and fewer errors. Actually, no errors for me. It even works with a D18 battery for long life and the 9fps mode. I have never paid the fools price for the oem grip. I have a family, i was lucky to get my cameras. I started with Pentax in the late 1970s and 35mm film. If i had it to do again, I'd stick with Pentax. They even put the anti-shake in camera, NOT in each lens so you pay again and again. Shame on u Nikon!

what about compatibility? I had Meike grip for D810 that worked very weird.

I have tried and tried to establish connection between the remote and grip - any advice? Thank you!

Hi there good video, I bought the grip on the advice received on this video and am totally happy. However I cannot make the remote control work? Is there a setting I need to change on the 850 to make the wireless remote work ? Help would be much appreciated and thanks in advance.

Very helpful...I went for the Meike MKD850+ Duracell DRENL18 battery + BLC5 + Third party charger = 140 GBP Nikon EN EL18 battery = 175 GBP (forget the grip and charger.) And all for 9fps...

Is there a difference between Meike MKD850 and D850 pro??

Well,...I tried this grip, and the EN-EL18a battery would not power on my D850. I have a DSTE EN-EL18 equivalent, and it will power on the camera,....but only fires at what appears to be about 3-4 FPS. I tried with fully charged AAs,...camera wouldn't power on. Note, I will say the camera would power on with the EN-EL15a battery in the Meike battery adapter! However, if I used the Nikon OEM EN-EL15a battery holder in the Meike grip, the camera would power on,...but no shutter release. This was also the case with the DSTE EN-EL15a battery holder in the Meike grip. So, I immediately placed an order for the DSTE D850 grip! Lastly,...as many know, the Nikon brand grips use to be Magnesium allow,...at least the batter grip for the D700 was. My Nikon OEM grip for the D500 is identical to the DSTE D500 grip. Also,...The Nikon OEM battery tray for the EN-EL15a and adapter for the EN-EL18a works the same in the DSTE grip (for D500). This tells me that the DSTE battery grip for the D500 is 100% compatiable with the Nikon version. Your findings may differ...

Hmmm,...I only heard 3 shutter releases,....far from 9 FPS!

I have the same grip and a Vello grip for my 810. Both are great. I have been using a Neewer with great success on my D500. Last week I just got the Nikon grip for it since adorama had a Nikon refurbished one for $99. It is a little heavier which makes me think it’s built a little better, but besides that no difference. I would’ve thought it was new if it wasn’t for the white box instead of the normal factory box. Gotta love the Nikon refurbished stuff.

Hello Rob, great review bought the grip and the remote, I have been using the remote for the past couple days and this morning I discovered the remote stoped working. I have been going over all the camera settings but can not find why it has stoped. Two hours later I discovered that i had the grip shutter lock on and that stoped the remote from working. I thought I would share this and hopeful save someone else the time. Thanks for a great recommendation.

Thanks, I'm trusting you on this one. I'll order today. Thanks mate.

Makes sense. Useful review. Thanks.

Is this added frame rate from the ENEL18, 18a or 18c equivalent? The charger description says it cannot charge the 18a which has more power it seems

Thanks for the great review!!! Really wanted to buy this grip and didn't know if it worked at 9fps.

Ah huh, high end Nikon body uses mushy shutter(Also two position instead) , Entry level D3xxx D5xxx use two position shutter(clear clicks), and this is what you said better shutter on this grip

Does the camera recognize there are two batteries when you have one battery in the camera and another in the grip? Do you see two battery icons in the camera menu?

Hi Rob, this is really helpful and thanks for posting - could I just check what battery/batteries are need to get 9fps? I am not getting 9fps with a Nikon EN-EL 15a in the grip (is this what you would expect?) and so I am assuming that you would need the bigger EN-EL 18a and a BL5 cover? Or maybe 2 x Nikon EN-EL 15a's (one in the grip, one in the camera) might pack enough punch to get 9fps?

Have you tested theVello grip for the D850? Thanks

Which battery ?

I have tries 2 different MK-850 grips and when using the EL15a battery with a EL15 battery all is well. I do not get 9 FPS but with the EL15 battery I was not expecting to. But when I use the EL-18 battery with the DTSE BL-5 and I install the battery the upper LCD on the camera goes blank and a battery icon shows up. The icon is animated like it is discharging. Also the camera makes a faint "tick" noise that is repeated about twice a second. None of this happens until I turn the BL-5 cover to the closed portion. I tried this with 2 batteries and 2 grips. I'm I missing something here or is just bad luck. Maybe time for the Mcoplus grip? Also thanks for the review!

Hey Robert if you can you do a video on the remote functionality.

Jesus Christ you said i was boring zzzzz

OMG!!! You are driving my dream car!!! If I can ask, how can you afford something like that?