Do You Only Use Original Accessories for Your Camera?

I think that you have to evaluate what you are buying and how it will be used. I have shot a few photos with an expensive lens and with a major second market lens (made by a major company) and can see the difference when you greatly enlarge the photo. In most cases there is very little difference. With some really cheep accessories you will notice a difference. There are many secondary market items that are of good quality and work just like the orginal.

Having made the move to digital,It's been some time since I last used my SLR system (film)camera ("Loaned" it to my SIL),but when I had it,It didn't bother me to use non system accessories or lenses..just so long as they were compatible was my main concern. Maybe you could check out some reviews on this grip to see how other users feel about it before buying?

do you mean third pardy battery grip? well i am a bit shock that nikon has $50 third party bat grip... most of the sony third party bat grips as around $100-130. most people are afraid to use third party grip because it might damage the body but if you have a good third party bat grip brand then i should tell you to go for it. there are third party that has a good quality of their products. like now i am using a third party battery for sony and it works well for more than six moths now.

Good day to you Muelitz, Using original accessories for you camera will really bring great results. However, I do understand your point in there, that, since the price is cheaper than the original, hence, it is tempting to use a non-original thing. With that, perhaps, try to use it but with some precaution. Observe the performance of your camera while using the non-original accessories. If you observe some trouble, perhaps stop to use it immediately. Goodluck on your photo shooting day.

Yeah, my friend has tried the imitation battery grip, third party and after 2 years for his Nikon D90 the battery grip is still ok. But, the other side one of my other friend use the original battery grip MB-D80 for his Nikon D90 and his upset with that grip because trouble on 1 years and 6th month after he buy it. The warranty has been out of the time. When he ask to anyone who use the same battery grip, that condition because although he buy the original but he's got the bad copy. Bad copy maybe happened for every brand, original or not. So, it's about our lucky :) If you want your gadget savety, buy the original with longer warranty oor if you think you want to buy the cheapest one and buy the third party, make sure you have the good copy :)