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D700 successor
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[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1297787679' post='6132']

It is a myth that the "higher current" is needed for the faster FPS with the grip. It is just regulated in firmware... with grip, 8pfs. Without, 6.

This ie beautifully demonstrated by a bug in the firmware, which allows you to fire the stutter at 8fps at very specific circumstances, without the grip. That 6/8fps setting was just put in place to make people fork out for the grip.

6 fps is plenty fast usually, of course. Just that the D300 does not give a consistent 6fps with focus priority enabled <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='Wink' />.

http://natureandwildlifephotography.blog...-grip.html

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If you google it more, you'll see that this "hack" yields a maximum of 7fps and for 9 frames only. For sustained 8fps shooting higher voltage is required, so an EN-EL4a (11v) or 8x AA batteries that is, as opposed to standard EN-EL3e (7.4v). But AA's drain real fast, unfortunately.
  


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D700 successor - by Steinar1 - 02-08-2011, 09:43 PM
D700 successor - by genotypewriter - 02-08-2011, 10:36 PM
D700 successor - by Guest - 02-08-2011, 11:01 PM
D700 successor - by Guest - 02-08-2011, 11:06 PM
D700 successor - by Brightcolours - 02-09-2011, 12:09 AM
D700 successor - by genotypewriter - 02-09-2011, 04:10 AM
D700 successor - by wojtt - 02-09-2011, 08:15 AM
D700 successor - by Guest - 02-09-2011, 09:00 AM
D700 successor - by Guest - 02-09-2011, 09:07 AM
D700 successor - by PuxaVida - 02-09-2011, 10:28 AM
D700 successor - by Guest - 02-09-2011, 11:30 AM
D700 successor - by Brightcolours - 02-09-2011, 11:58 AM
D700 successor - by Steinar1 - 02-09-2011, 12:31 PM
D700 successor - by genotypewriter - 02-10-2011, 01:36 AM
D700 successor - by PuxaVida - 02-10-2011, 08:37 AM
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D700 successor - by borisbg - 02-10-2011, 06:43 PM
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D700 successor - by genotypewriter - 02-11-2011, 12:17 AM
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D700 successor - by genotypewriter - 02-14-2011, 04:30 AM
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D700 successor - by mst - 02-14-2011, 07:51 AM
D700 successor - by Brightcolours - 02-14-2011, 12:49 PM
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D700 successor - by Brightcolours - 02-17-2011, 12:03 PM
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D700 successor - by borisbg - 02-17-2011, 08:55 PM
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D700 successor - by Brightcolours - 02-17-2011, 10:31 PM
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D700 successor - by Guest - 02-18-2011, 09:37 AM
D700 successor - by Brightcolours - 02-18-2011, 10:57 AM
D700 successor - by mst - 02-18-2011, 11:00 AM
D700 successor - by Brightcolours - 02-18-2011, 11:09 AM
D700 successor - by borisbg - 02-18-2011, 04:39 PM
D700 successor - by genotypewriter - 02-20-2011, 10:55 PM
D700 successor - by Steinar1 - 03-03-2011, 07:55 AM
D700 successor - by PuxaVida - 03-03-2011, 08:20 AM
D700 successor - by Steinar1 - 03-03-2011, 10:18 AM
D700 successor - by mst - 03-03-2011, 10:36 AM
D700 successor - by Steinar1 - 03-03-2011, 11:21 AM
D700 successor - by 14u2c - 03-11-2011, 04:54 AM
D700 successor - by Brightcolours - 03-11-2011, 10:18 AM
D700 successor - by genotypewriter - 03-17-2011, 05:02 AM
D700 successor - by miro - 03-17-2011, 08:38 AM
D700 successor - by mst - 03-17-2011, 09:54 AM
D700 successor - by Steinar1 - 03-17-2011, 11:35 AM
D700 successor - by genotypewriter - 04-01-2011, 12:52 AM
D700 successor - by mst - 04-01-2011, 06:38 AM
D700 successor - by Guest - 04-05-2011, 09:52 AM
D700 successor - by genotypewriter - 04-07-2011, 04:22 AM
D700 successor - by Guest - 04-07-2011, 07:34 PM
D700 successor - by Steinar1 - 04-08-2011, 09:44 AM
D700 successor - by mst - 04-08-2011, 11:02 AM
D700 successor - by janez - 04-08-2011, 11:17 AM
D700 successor - by mst - 04-08-2011, 11:42 AM
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D700 successor - by Steinar1 - 04-08-2011, 05:25 PM
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