I'm searching for a hand strap to use it along with my eos 300+BP-200 (batery pack). I know there is Canons hand strap E1. But there are two thing that bothers me about it. First - it is expensive. Second - you can't use it along with neck strap.

Anyone knows for some good alternative?

I'm searching for similar hand strap that came along with old BP-8 for eos 500 (good, comfortable, cheap and you can use it along with neck strap). Is it maybe possible to get that hand strap or something similar?

-- Gorazd Sajn (gorazd.sajn@kiss.uni-lj.si), July 23, 2001

Answers

The hand straps that shipped with the various EOS grips and battery packs are made of leather-look vinyl. After a couple years, mine literally melted from contact with the back of my hand, leaving little black particles all over my camera before I noticed. I replaced them all with the E-1 hand strap. Although expensive, it is real leather and very durable. Both of mine are 10 years old and in excellent condition (I've transferred them as I upgraded cameras).

The nylon strap used to attach the leather hand pad is what allows use of a neck strap (it has a little snap button on the end). You could use your old nylon attachment strap on the E-1 if you want to retain neck strap ability. If you can sew, it's easy to make your own leather hand strap or attach the neck strap connector to a nylon attachment strap.

-- puppy face (doggieface@aol.com), July 23, 2001.