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Take a look at what's hanging on the neck of almost any professional photojournalist, wedding photographer, or camera guy—you'll almost always see the tank-like and bulky body of a Nikon D1/2/3/X-series or Canon 1D-series SLR. The Phottix MB-D80 takes your D90 (in my case—it also works on the D80, though) and gives it three of the tank-like bodies' functions:

1. A vertical shutter release/controls: When shooting portraits, this is immensely helpful.
2. Double the battery life: You can stick an extra Nikon EN-EL3e battery in the grip (bringing your total to 2 batt's!).
3. Look like a serious photographer: 'Nuff said.

The battery grip performs great, it can take a beating, and the shutter release and controls feel almost as good as using the controls on the camera body itself!

(Above: The D90 with my favorite walk-around lens, the AF-S 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5).

Two weeks into owning my new D90, I've finally used it for enough pictures (and videos!) to write a relatively solid review. My review will focus primarily on how the D90 feels and operates in comparison to the D40, the D3, and some of the video cameras I've used in the past few years (ranging from a cheap JVC handheld camera to the Canon XL2).