which battery grip do i need? (d40)

The D40 officially doesn't support battery grips as it doesn't have the relevant contacts to connect up a vertical shutter etc. However there are 3rd party ones which work (Ive got one for my D40X). Unfortunately they arn't very good. They feel a bit cheap, both batteries drain at the same time (I would much prefer one then the other) and the worst problem; Due to the lack of battery grip contacts, so turn the vertical shutter on you have to flick out a IR transmitter on the grip, switch the grip on then set the camera to remote shutter. This is far too much hassle to enable a vertical shutter. On the positive side it does help balance the camera a little when using long lenses. :)
 
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