Follow-Up Post

I was in my local Camera store here in Grand Rapids MI. Quick plug for Norman Camera as they are quite capable of providing not only a sufficient choice of gear but the guys in the are really pleasant to deal with.

Ok so this is a follow-up post on the lengthy post I did last week called To Carry or Not to Carry. If you recall (or even if you don't or didn't bother to read it at all you can click on the link), it was a post on the different types of gear just to store and/or support you camera. 

So with all this information in hand I had no first experience with what is known as a hand grip rather than a neck strap. In talking with the Norman Camera dude he said that Canon only makes one for the 1D/Ds Mk III or the other bodies that have a battery grip installed but that Nikon still made one.  Sold I was!

Where I have seen this grip in action is with wedding photographers and people that need a quick and unencumbered access to their camera without sacrificing the security of the rig.

The photo above shows it fitting on the hand (don't bother clicking to enlarge as it will suck). The upper strap/adjuster really was getting in my way so I reversed it so the adjuster was on the bottom. As it is right now the upper strap does restrict finger movement but not so that you can not access the top panel buttons. I think this will be offset by the freedom of movement without the neck strap attached.

Above is the little strap. There is a plastic attachment that screws onto the plate mount of the camera. This is adjustable and there are two attach points for a strap. the one side for the hand strap and the other will use the left camera attach point to mount a neck strap is so desired. But wasn't that the point of getting this strap ion the first place. Hmmm!

I have a Really Right Stuff L-Plate on the 40D and using the strap mount impedes my use of the L-Plate. Fortunately Really Right Stuff has a strap mount machined into the aluminum plate. So off with the plastic Nikon mount and I hooked up the strap directly to the RRS L-Plat and I was in business.

Hey we will be back tomorrow.

Cya... Doug