They're listed as in stock. According to Henry at B&H, the only damage in the warehouse was water damage, how much stock was affected I don't know.
Godfrey --- Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the link. > Are you sure they got rexcued from the recent fire at B&H? > Jens > > Jens Bladt > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 28. februar 2005 23:15 > Til: [email protected] > Emne: RE: Grip for *isDS? > > > >> 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 > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
