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I dont use a battery grip very often unless I am shooting motorsport. I got the battery grip for my XT1 and hated using it. Same for D700, D800.
I will not buy a grip for the D850.
I almost always shoot hand held.
IfI am shooting with long telephotos I use a monopod.
At night or lowlight I shoot on a tripod.
I had to get the XT2 grip...as it was on half price offer.
I don't believe the D850 needs the extra grip for holding, the body grip deep enough. Of course having the second set of controls on the grip is useful for portrait shots.
I find the smaller bodies cause me to have lesser hold on the camera.
There is a tendency for my 'pinky' to drop off the bottom and serve no support function. This means that when using the index finger to operate the camera there are only my two middle fingers actually supporting the body, (apart from the left hand of course)
If the body height is sufficient I get all three fingers holding the grip, which is a 50% increase in support and puts less turning stres on the middle two fingers.
I guess this exacting requirement may be more significant with me hand carrying as opposed to using a shoulder strap?
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Eric