K100D Battery Grip

[tingchaleun]

Hey, i know Pentax doesn't provide a battery grip for the K100. But, has anybody found a 3rd party grip of some sort? Will the DS battery grip fit on the k100?

 

[Datadyn]

Hi Terry,

I have seen a battery grip listed in the K100 price list but the dealer could not get any from Pentax - maybe it was in the wrong section and should have belonged under the K10. I think the listed price list was about $285.00

If you want the grip mainly for a longer battery life there is another solution - using an voltage regulator you should be able to get a regulated 5.0 to 5.5 volt output that can be driven from a 4 D cell battery pack. I built one for a friend for his Canon 350 using ordinary Alkaline D cells and his battery life was two 1 GB compact flash cards with some power left over.

 

[hallaow]

When i emaild Pentax here in Australia, the response was that the k10s didn't fit.. so either a 3rd party unit could be found (if any of our friends who create ipod or pda components are listening ... Hint!) then maybe the voltage regultor may be the go

 

[tingchaleun]

thanks Chris, that sounds pretty cool. Although i've never heard of such a thing, i mainly wanted the grip for the comfort of taking portrait shots and longer battery life as a second priority. If i wanted to build this thing, where can i find instructions for doing so? I also asked someone at Henry's Toronto whether the DS battery grip fits the k100's and they said no.