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Welcome to the world of electronics! This is of course the reason why Apple don't launch anything until it's practically on the shelf of the retailer. You should only know about the current product and not worry about the future. Unfortunately, digital cameras are still in the stone age. Photographers know that they lost something that they used to have in their F100s, F4s, F5s, Leicas etc., and now it is all going to come back in the mighty new model that is just around the corner, in this case the D90/D200 or whatever. I've never seen so many expectations for a new products. If I was Nikon, I would run and hide, and never release a product again. Nobody can live up to expectations like this, or can they?
Late response to an earlier post in this thread - The D70 already has 2 manufacturers for veritcal grips,
Well as far as your question... No, Nikon does not offer a grip
However, there are 2 aftermarket options for you.
#1 Jenis
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/offering/list/-/B0009EWDTS/all/ref%3Ddp%5Fpb%5Fa/103-3232120-5922208
#2 Harbortronics
http://www.harbortronics.com/VG-d70.asp
I like the Jenis one myself, as it does not require the grip to be removed to take the batteries out. As far as using the Vertical shutter on them I am not going to be buying it for that.
You can read about them in nikonians here
http://www.nikonians.org/dcforum/DCForumID86/5342.html
and here
http://www.nikonians.org/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=read_count&om=5319&forum=DCForumID86
I know this is a little against the forumn policies to post stuff from other forumns but this is useful information.
Al
Well as far as your question... No, Nikon does not offer a grip
However, there are 2 aftermarket options for you.
#1 Jenis
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/offering/list/-/B0009EWDTS/all/ref%3Ddp%5Fpb%5Fa/103-3232120-5922208
#2 Harbortronics
http://www.harbortronics.com/VG-d70.asp
I like the Jenis one myself, as it does not require the grip to be removed to take the batteries out. As far as using the Vertical shutter on them I am not going to be buying it for that.
You can read about them in nikonians here
http://www.nikonians.org/dcforum/DCForumID86/5342.html
and here
http://www.nikonians.org/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=read_count&om=5319&forum=DCForumID86
I know this is a little against the forumn policies to post stuff from other forumns but this is useful information.
Al
Late response to an earlier post by Almon C. N. Dao (Yogi) on Friday, April 29, 2005 in this thread - The D70 already has 2 manufacturers for veritcal grips,
I ordered the Jenis Grip for the D70 from amazon, and below is my assessment of it:
After ordering the Nikon D70 Battery Pack Power Grip, I received the item within 3 day (weekend interuption). I give this product high marks because it was everything the description said. It allows me to use 2 EN-EL3 batteries at once, or 6AA batteries for the times I will be unable to recharge my batteries. The grip fits the D70 like a glove and does a very good job of matching the color of the D70 body. The molded plastic is very smooth without any sharp areas.
I have hands that are larger than normal and this addition allows me to hold the camera much more sturdily in horizontal or vertical plane.
Personally, I will not be using the vertical shutter release, because I do not like the way the setup works, but that is of no fault of Jenis, as the D70 does not have provisions for vertical grip circuitry. The Jenis grip uses the remote sensor as a means of firing the shutter release.
I wish it was made of magnesium for a more robust utility, but considering the cost it is still a great buy. For my heavy use, as a second camera complementing the D2h, I expect it will be able to handle the wear and tear.
Considering the fact that Nikon does not make such a product for the D70, that this is one of 2 such products available for the D70 (the better one in my honest opinion), and considering the cost and build, I have to give it high marks. If you are comparing it to a magnesium build grip of a D100 or F100, then you are looking at between a 3 1/2 star rating on a 5 rating.
I ordered the Jenis Grip for the D70 from amazon, and below is my assessment of it:
After ordering the Nikon D70 Battery Pack Power Grip, I received the item within 3 day (weekend interuption). I give this product high marks because it was everything the description said. It allows me to use 2 EN-EL3 batteries at once, or 6AA batteries for the times I will be unable to recharge my batteries. The grip fits the D70 like a glove and does a very good job of matching the color of the D70 body. The molded plastic is very smooth without any sharp areas.
I have hands that are larger than normal and this addition allows me to hold the camera much more sturdily in horizontal or vertical plane.
Personally, I will not be using the vertical shutter release, because I do not like the way the setup works, but that is of no fault of Jenis, as the D70 does not have provisions for vertical grip circuitry. The Jenis grip uses the remote sensor as a means of firing the shutter release.
I wish it was made of magnesium for a more robust utility, but considering the cost it is still a great buy. For my heavy use, as a second camera complementing the D2h, I expect it will be able to handle the wear and tear.
Considering the fact that Nikon does not make such a product for the D70, that this is one of 2 such products available for the D70 (the better one in my honest opinion), and considering the cost and build, I have to give it high marks. If you are comparing it to a magnesium build grip of a D100 or F100, then you are looking at between a 3 1/2 star rating on a 5 rating.