Hand grips

[Lunchbox]

Looking for a good hand grip...I have a battery grip d200 and i am a lil nervous on some of these 6-9$ leather hand grips i see on amazon, their quality and what not.

didnt know if there was a popular one that a lot of you used and liked.

 

[KmH]

It is axiomatic, "You get what you pay for."

If you want to trust a $1000+ camera/lens/grip to a $9 eBay hand strap, go for it.

 

[Vinny]

I just wrap the camera strap around my hand and use that as a hand grip. I don't have a battery grip on my camera but I would assume that you still have access to the camera strap protrusions that are on the camera with a battery grip on. I find it easy to hold the camera the way the Nikon D90 is shaped (I guess all DSLRs are kind of shaped the same way).

I bought a Lowepro camera strap and it has quick release buckles on it if I want to not use the camera strap for any reason. I looked at the type of hand grip you were looking at and decided I didn't want to give up a camera strap plus I found those types of grips on a camcorder were a PITA to use usually.

 

[Seekwence]

I have one of those wrist straps ($10 on Amazon). It is an Opteka and I actually enjoy shooting with it. It does take a little getting used to and is a pain to take on and off to exchange with regular neck strap. The platform mounts to the tripod mount, so it might feel pretty bulky when used with a battery grip as well.