Canon 2344A001 E1 Hand Strap for Eos Rebel Series by CANON
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Digital camera reviews of Canon 2344A001 E1 Hand Strap for Eos Rebel Series
Digital camera Review: A Must have for any serios photogrpher.
Summary: 4 Stars
A handstrap is a great addtion to any camera system. You won't believe the stress it will relive from your hand/arm especially when using bigger cameras and/or heavier/longer lesnes.
It could be better if the strap was more robust or padded, but still this is great overall.
Digital camera Review: A very useful addition if you use a grip.
Summary: 4 Stars
A bit difficult to install, and the fact that Canon neglects to add instructions for it's installation just makes it worse. Still, you can readily find instructions if you do a search for "Canon e-1 strap installation", or simply refer to a Canon EOS 1D series camera manual.
The strap itself is made of a good quality leather. Once you install it, it provides an excellent way to hold your xxD series camera. Just realize that in order to use this strap, you must have a grip installed on your camera. the xxD and Rebel series do not have the required "point of attachement" below the cameras - these are only present on the grips themselves.
Digital camera Review: Almost a must, if you use the battery grip
Summary: 4 Stars
I wouldn't be without this. When I first bought the 20d it was my first digital SLR and I spent a few weeks adding and removing the battery grip and this strap. In the end I settled for using both and wouldn't have it any other way. With the battery grip and hand strap in place I find the camera much more secure and comfortable to hold. That's all there is to it, that's what it does and it does it well.
On the down side, and it's a small and transient down side, actually fitting it to the camera and getting it adjusted to the exact right length for your hand is a bit fiddly and you'd sort of expect it to be insecure. I think the trick, security wise, is to make sure the bottom strap goes through the center buckle first, then it is locked in by the top strap which is already held securely at the junction with the neck strap (if used). I also don't like the attachment to the neck strap, I don't like having a fairly sharp edged piece of metal where it can rub against the chasis of the camera in normal use.
I use this on a 20d which typically has a 24-200 or 80-400 lens attached. You can only use this if you also use the battery grip, or buy a third party plate which attaches to the tripod mount and provides the lower mounting location. But since I always use the battery grip I don't have an issue.
If Canon read this, you could do with a better solution for the attachment and adjustment on an accessory of this price, you normally pay close attention to detail and it's a bit lacking here.
Digital camera Review: Awesome Strap, Real Confusing
Summary: 4 Stars
I picked this up locally after seeing it online. I was very excited to use it as I mainly used my supplied Canon strap to just wrap around my wrist. It works great, but can't make it as tight as I planned. If you make it tight fitting, you can't use your fingers to adjust any settings, only press the shutter. This is okay though, as the camera can still 'hang' from your hand when you're not using it.
It came with no instructions though, and it was quite confusing for me to figure out how to hook it up until I found some instruction pictures posted by a thoughtful blogger.
Digital camera Review: BOO!
Summary: 3 Stars
I was excited to see that it came in the mail (sooner than expected);
but then again, it arrived within 3 days of my purchase.
The packaging was very poor. :(
The handstrap came with no instructions on how to assemble it to the camera.
On the Amazon.com item pictures, another customer uploaded a picture of the instructions- but I did NOT receive them.
I am pretty disappointed. It makes me wonder if this product is actually WORTH what I paid for. It's so inconvenient to have to find the instructions elsewhere.
Oh well. There's no other customer review to compare to.