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| Canon E1 - Hand strap | 
 enlarge | Brand: Canon
Category: CE
List Price: $30.00
Buy New: $17.75
You Save: $12.25 (41%)
New (22) from $17.75
Avg. Customer Rating:  30 reviews
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 63 x 37.8 x 9.5
MPN: STRAPE1
Model: STRAPE1
UPC: 082966561207
EAN: 0082966561207
ASIN: B0000C4G79
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW IN FACTORY SEALED PACKAGE
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| Customer Reviews:
 Outstanding accessory.. February 1, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I use my 30D very often. I never felt a need to buy the accessory battery grip, as it added weight, and made the package larger, while the standard battery offers plenty of capacity.
That changed when I used a 30D with the battery grip, and hand strap installed. You need the battery grip in order to mount the hand strap, and the difference in grip feel, and hand fatigue is incredible. With the grip/strap combo installed, I can "one hand" the camera in secure fashion all day long, and feel far more secure than with the standard body sporting a neck strap.
I resisted the additional size of the battery grip since day one, but since the hand strap will only work if the battery grip is installed, I bought it, and have no regrets. The combination is unbeatable for utility and comfort.
Great stability with Battery grip January 15, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I find added stability with this hand strap both with carrying my 20-D and with shooting. With a 100-400mm lens the camera is heavy and has more extended length than I am comfortable with when carrying the camera around my neck, I can see me in my enthusiasm bumping my lens against something when looking for shots or angles but with the camera attached to my hand, all I need to consider is how close is someone to my right. My neck stap is also attached so if I want I can use it instead. Walking or standing still or taking a shot, the camera simply feels more secure in my hand than around my neck.
Not sure what people want to read with this one so let see if maybe... The straps themselves on this are nylon and adjustable. The piece fitting over the hand is good quality leather and thus, comfortable.
Useful December 12, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
So far I'm finding this hand strap very useful. When doing a shoot with the 30D+battery pack, you need as much grip on the camera as you can. I've always worried about my camera slipping out of my hands when I working the contorls.
Also as others have said, you will need the battery grip in order to use this strap. Also, you will need to have some patience in figuring out how to attach the strap especially if you want to keep your neck strap attached. A better design for both the neck and the hand strap would include a way to snap and unsnap the straps very quickly. After spending about 20 minutes figuring out a way to securely attach the strap, it will be while before I take it off.
 Buy only if you intend to leave it on. August 7, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
So I thought I would let you know my thoughts on this strap. I have a 30D with battery grip. (Must have grip to use this strap). The beef that I have with it is that it takes some time to switch the camera back to prosummer mode. Ie. Take off hand strap, take off neck strap, take off battery grip, put back on neck strap. It would have been nice to have the strap with strong clips to make this a faster turn around time. Additionally, you will find that if you have large hands that this strap makes the position of the shutter finger not where you would necessarily want it.
The strap does however provide a useful purpose in that is makes the camera secure. It is up to you however, I think that for me it was probably a poor investment unless I really want to ditch the neckstrap and really never want to remove the vertical grip.
Handy for some folks but not for me July 26, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
My opinion will probably differ from other reviewers.
This strap works well IF you have the extended battery pack installed on the camera.
As to be expected, it is quality and would be handy for those who like to keep their camera in their hand ready for action shots.
Personally, I went back to the neck strap because, if using the hand strap, the camera is tied to your hand and that hand is unusable for much of anything else without putting the camera down. If you're out roaming around, the neck strap frees your hands up, reducing your fear of dropping the camera, eliminates the possibility of setting it down for a second and having it disappear and, with the neck strap, the camera is readily available.
I have to give it a 5 star due to the fact that it does exactly what it was designed to do and quality made.
Mark H
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