Folks with a Bridge Grip - How do you take out the battery?

[dfatty]

how do you take out the battery with the bridge grip on? as you r-d1 owners know, the battery is sort of captured in the r-d1 and takes a little pull to get it out - in other words it doesn't completely drop out when you open the battery door. as a result of this, when the bridge grip is on it's very tough to grab the battery because the grip is in the way. (see pic).

i absolutely love the grip otherwise, it's beautiful and makes the r-d1 a joy to hold. hopefully there's an easy solution i'm missing. i guess i could loosen the grip (it's secured to the tripod mount) and rotate it every time i want to change the battery, but if there's another way let me know!

 

[back alley]

i open the battery door and hit the the bottom of the grip/body against the palm of my hand. the battery pops out.
and no, the rf has never gone out of allignment on me.

 

[back alley]

 

[dfatty]

i open the battery door and hit the the bottom of the grip/body against the palm of my hand. the battery pops out.
and no, the rf has never gone out of allignment on me.

lol, thanks, back alley, i just tried that and it totally worked! such an easy solution, just what i was looking for. good to know your rf hasn't been affected, i'll cross my fingers with mine.

 

[back alley]

glad to help.

btw, i have 2 bodies and 2 bridge grips, red and black ones, and neither body has gone out of alignment.

i love those grips, makes holding and shooting much easier, especially when use with a wrist strap.

too bad they were so $$.

 

[dfatty]

Agreed, it's a nice piece but you pay for it. I considered hacking off part of the grip near the battery, but I paid too much to do that it!