Battery Grip for the Nikon D5000: REVIEW

Here is the battery grip for the Nikon D5000. It is manufactured by a Chinese company named Travor. It connects to the camera via a tripod mount screw. You take off the battery door on the camera and push the battery connector inside the camera. (Ungghhhh!)

The grip mounts flush with the camera and doesn't interfere with the articulating display. The unit itself is pretty light.


Since the Nikon D5000 does not come with an official battery grip there is a workaround. This comes in the form of a cable that connects from the grip to the remote shutter port on the side of the camera. I tested the shutter button and it does in fact work. Quite well, actually. You can half press the shutter for auto focus. There isn't a scroll wheel by this shutter button to control aperature etc. but I would imagine that is another thing that can't be controlled because of the lack of grip support by Nikon. Not such a big deal considering the price!

The only problem I have with this battery grip is that the cover on the back can be pressed in slightly and makes a small tapping noise. There is a small gap which allows this to happen. This can be solved by applying a couple of beads of silicone to the inside of the back door, making the gap between batteries non-existant.

Overall I would definitely recommend this battery grip to anyone who owns a D5000. You will have a stronger grip on the camera and you don't have to contort your body to take Portrait shots.

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UPDATE: The cable connecting the battery pack to the camera broke... fucking piece of shite!! I am gonna try one more battery grip from another company.