Pentax BG2 Battery Grip for Pentax K10D and K20D DSLR Cameras (Retail Packaging)
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Customer Review: Excellent, Robust Battery Pack - Convenient Storage Device
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been using the Pentax BG2 Battery Grip attached to a K20D camera body for about 4 months and find the device a joy to use and indispensable. From the MB-2 days on the old Nikon F2 of the 1970's, the Pentax BG2 battery pack and grip is by far the best price to function battery pack that I have ever owned. That also includes other battery packs that I have owned and used from Nikon, Cannon, Pentax, Olympus and Konica. What do I like about the BG2? Many things.
First, I like having the extra power available from the second battery inside the BG2. With the second battery installed, I have not once had to recharge my batteries after a heavy weekend of shooting over 32 GBs in photos. I do have to share that I only use the AF on the K20D about half the time and use an external flash.
Second, the ability to adjust the camera exposure setting while holding the camera body in a portrait orientation is very handy. Some of the lens I shot with need additional exposure compensation. The extra means in which I can accomplish this task helps speed up my transition time when changing lenses.
Third, the presence of an extra shutter release button. Although I just assume to have an extra shutter release on any integrated external battery pack, the fact that there is this extra release button is nice to write about. I use the extra shutter release on the BG2 about half the time I am shooting in portrait mode.
Forth, the internal storage slot for a spare SD memory card. This extra memory card storage slot is very handy and clever on the part of the Pentax engineers. Hence, now I never go on a shot without a spare SD card and on several occasions have found having the spare SD card with me very helpful. Sometimes I will switch memory cards according to the subject I am photographing and not having to deal with an extra memory case or storage device for the SD card is great. It makes for one less thing to lose in the field and helps minimize the time it takes me to replace the SD card in the camera.
Fifth, the internal storage slot for the Pentax wireless Remote Control F unit. I use the wireless remote when I travel and or when taking images requiring a high degree of camera stability and or near zero vibration. Having the remote packed inside the BG2 at all times takes one extra item off of my mind. The Pentax engineers, with the ability to internally stow the wireless remote in the BG2, for all practical purposes has fully integrated the Remote Control F with the K20D camera body system. Fantastic.
The addition of a power ON/OFF switch on the BG2 is a feature that I rarely use, but still a nice feature to have incorporated into the battery pack.
Sixth, the additional mass a BG2 adds to the K20D camera body (see photo). When shooting a K20D mounted to large refractive optics, the BG2 battery pack helps to balance the combined camera/lens assembly by moving the center of gravity (CG) more towards the physical longitudinal midsection of the mated assembly. This is very helpful when mounting a K20D and large optics to a tripod as moving the CG more towards the physical midpoint reduces hysteresis in the supporting mount or tripod head and quickens the time needed to dampen out vibrations.
Last, the construction and build of the BG2 is very good. The fit and finish of the external and internal plastic parts, control switches and buttons is excellent. Although the battery pack is not incased in a metal exterior housing, the choices of the materials used feel robust, moisture and impact resistant. I have bumped the battery pack against a few hard things already and have left very little scaring to the battery pack's exterior.
In conclusion, the BG2 battery pack attached to a K20D body makes for a very versatile, highly functional and long endurance DSLR camera body system. The price to value for the BG2 is very good if not excellent. With the addition of extra battery power, extra SD memory card storage, redundant shutter release and exposure camera controls along with storage for a Pentax remote control F, the engineers at Pentax have produced an accessory that most every K20D user should not be without.
I highly recommend this product.
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