| Latest Review Posted | Pentax Leather Hand Strap
I recently purchased the Pentax hand strap because I hate using neck straps. It is well made and really "welds" the camera to my hand. However, there were two problems that needed fixing before I would really use it.
1) There are no instructions that come with the strap. This is unacceptable, since you practically have to be a boy scout to work the thing. Thankfully, if you search here on the forums, you can find some good threads on how to attach it.
2) The anti-rotation tab doesn't align correctly on the K-5's battery grip. Another issue is that the base plate moves the tripod socket toward the shooting hand. Since the battery grip already has the tripod socket offset to that side, this makes it practically unusable with a tripod.
So, what to do...buy another adapter plate from Camadapter ($44 delivered). The Standard Neoprene Adapter (or one of the others for specific tripods) works well on the battery grip. As a bonus, since the adapter is reversible, you can move the tripod socket back to (near) the center of the camera.
Next step was to detach the Pentax strap from its base plate and attach it to the Camadapter base plate. Although I had to play with it a little to get it on, it eventually went on well. Now I have a very secure strap that I am satisfied with. A little trouble and extra expense (still less than the Nikon hand strap), but overall I'm satisfied. |
