Since there is no original battery grip Nikon for D5100, I opted for the by Meike. Unfortunately, you have to connect the supplied cable to the Vertical shutter press, but this is all battery grips for D5100 that. Visually, the surface of the handle looks just like the camera itself, however, you feel the difference already, because the material appears smoother and less Top quality. All in all I would handle this but buy again and again, because there is simply no better alternative for the D5100 and the price performance is perfectly okay.