>> Fra: Jim Hemenway [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Has anyone here tried one of these grips on a DS? >> Item 3877946031 on eBay >> > Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's very nice. I never use the neck strap at all, anyway. > My conserns are two things, though: > 1) The tripod mount! > 2) Is the base plate strong enough!
That looks like the Chinese knock-off of the Hakuba Grip-LH that my friend in the UK uses with his DS. He's been using it since around December and it's already falling apart, the base is cracking. I just ordered one of the Hakubas to replace his for him as they aren't distributed in the UK. I use the Hakuba Grip-LH: http://tinyurl.com/6sham (B&H product number HAGLH if the tinyurl doesn't work.) It's only a buck more and I know it works and lasts. I've had one on my Canon 10D for 18 months and it's still in perfect shape. I remove the grip for use with a tripod; I use a QR plate that fits Arca-Swiss type QR clamps. There are a couple of pictures of the DS fitted with the Hakuba grip at http://homepage.mac.com/godders/dslenskit/ and a better shot of the grip fitted to the Canon 10D at http://homepage.mac.com/godders/10DwHakubaGrip.jpg For the DS, I filed off the little vertical tang that designed to help keep the base part aligned to the camera base. This allows the base part to be rotated forward a little so the strap sits at a more comfortable angle. It loses no security and does not move. Godfrey __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
