Customer Reviews

Camera Grip / Hand Strap (simulated leather) for SLR camera Nikon / Canon / Minolta / Fuji

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I ended up trying three different camera straps for my Canon 20D (and now 40D) before settling on one. The grip I'm reviewing here got sold with my old 20D because it didn't work for me - I didn't really feel any more secure using this grip than without one at all since it only wraps around in one direction. The second grip I bought from Sammy's camera and the tripod screw mount fell out of it almost destroying my camera (bad design - it was just glued in!).

If you have a Canon or Nikon SLR, I'd highly recommend the Nikon brand strap - even though it's made by Nikon, it still fits Canon cameras. It's much more adjustable, and I feel that my Camera is secure when I'm using it. Nikon makes a good quality product which is more than I can say for the other two grips I tried.

I photography wedding in my free time, and have been doing event photography for over a year. I bought this strap thinking it would be large, soft, and fit well; I was wrong. Small, cheaply made better describe it. The tripod mounting hole is off axis and it feels like it was designed for a 3 year olds hands. I carry my 20D with a flash bracket around for a 8 hour wedding and something of this poor support quality will just not do. Heres a tip, buy a foam grip and make sure its a large one, your hands will thank you.

I received the product much sooner than expected, thanks to the extremely fast shipping. It looks great on my camera, a Nikon D70s, and fits my hand beautifully. The only drawback would be if you had extra large hands. If the strap is loosened too close to the end of the strap, it can work it's way loose, as I found out while wearing gloves. I didn't drop my camera, but it was close. This was remedied by tightening the strap another 1/4", and it's been great ever since. I give it my highest recommendation.

It works great and fits well under the camera body. It took few adjustments on to strap to get the right fit and feel, i would like it tight on my hand, but it would be hard to turn the camera sideway to take vertical shots.

Pro: You can still mount it on a tripod.

Cons: You have to loosen the screw and and turn it sideway in order to take the battery out.

I use this strap with a camera that has a battery pack, so the first thing I did was remove the bottom attachment from the strap. The strap works fine, and can give an extra level of comfort when holding the camera without the neck strap on. The only issue is that mine and my wife's hands are very different in size, so we're constantly readjusting the strap back and forth. The positive being that the adjustments are easy, and hold well when in use. The downside is that for the Canon T2i, the card slot is right under the strap, so when tighter, it can be a little tougher to get the card out. (if you get photos through a card reader, or change cards often)

I do have large hands but not gorilla size by any means. What I cant' do is get to the ISO wheel On top of the grip and my finger doesn't find the shutter button easily on the camera with the strap on. It may work for nimble young hands, mine have 60 years use on them. the upside is the mounting screw has a threaded hole for tripod mounting. not off center. I think I'll just keep wrapping the neck strap around my wrist like I've been doing all these years.

This fits on my Canon 40D like a charm. I love the chance it gives me to take off the strap.

the first time i tried it, it felt awkward, but i have gotten used to it and would not want to be without it. its a great product to use so as to keep the camera from slipping out of your hand. i dont really like using the neck strap so this works great for me. :)

Good buy. I am happy with it. The only thing is that it tends to want to loosen up a bit if it doesn't have my hand in it. So i find myself tightening it to my hand sometimes. But at least when your hand is in it i trust it to hold together. Other than that its just fine.

I am happy with the Satechi Grip/Strap. I use it on my Nikon D80. The bottom plate fits well (once I reversed the side to which the strap was attached, a brief, easy task). I attached my large Bogen tripod adapter to the strap's base yet the whole is still thin enough to fit everywhere I place the camera.

Satechi had the strap in my hands before I expected it and shipping was reasonable.

The strap is padded just the right amount to be comfortable but not bulky. The strap itself could have been an inch longer (large hands). Dennis Weiskircher's review scared me (his strap worked its way loose) so I tucked a cut-off small nail through a loop in the strap at the buckle and touched it with a dab of Shoe Goo to keep it there (but still be removable).

It is a great strap and the price is just right.