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I am looking to get a hand grip for my S2 Pro camera. Does anyone
have any experience with the Hakuba brand hand grips? There are two
models being sold on eBay (Kgp-01 & KGP-02) for between $20-$25
each. The Nikon AH-4 goes for about $60. Is there any reason to
spend more for the Nikon?
--I am a massive fan of the AH-4. I know some people think they are
some kind of bondage kit and yes using one on a hot/fast moving
shoot can get you a little sweaty on the back of the hand but the
leather can take it. I guess that is why I would spend the
additional. The bits that contact with your skin are leather, the
base plate is a nice piece of metal enclosed in a very robust hard
plastic, the thin webbing straps that take the weight are from my
experience very tough. At the end of the day you are trusting your
camera and one of your lenses to this. You also want something
that is comfortable, has no bits of bad sewing that irritate your
hands etc.
As with may Nikon acessories you are not just paying for the name
but for the quality.
Sean
I am looking to get a hand grip for my S2 Pro camera. Does anyone
have any experience with the Hakuba brand hand grips? There are two
models being sold on eBay (Kgp-01 & KGP-02) for between $20-$25
each. The Nikon AH-4 goes for about $60. Is there any reason to
spend more for the Nikon?
- Brian
--I am a massive fan of the AH-4. I know some people think they are
some kind of bondage kit and yes using one on a hot/fast moving
shoot can get you a little sweaty on the back of the hand but the
leather can take it. I guess that is why I would spend the
additional. The bits that contact with your skin are leather, the
base plate is a nice piece of metal enclosed in a very robust hard
plastic, the thin webbing straps that take the weight are from my
experience very tough. At the end of the day you are trusting your
camera and one of your lenses to this. You also want something
that is comfortable, has no bits of bad sewing that irritate your
hands etc.
As with may Nikon acessories you are not just paying for the name
but for the quality.
Sean
I am looking to get a hand grip for my S2 Pro camera. Does anyone
have any experience with the Hakuba brand hand grips? There are two
models being sold on eBay (Kgp-01 & KGP-02) for between $20-$25
each. The Nikon AH-4 goes for about $60. Is there any reason to
spend more for the Nikon?
Brian Lee
I am looking to get a hand grip for my S2 Pro camera. Does anyone
have any experience with the Hakuba brand hand grips? There are two
models being sold on eBay (Kgp-01 & KGP-02) for between $20-$25
each. The Nikon AH-4 goes for about $60. Is there any reason to
spend more for the Nikon?
Never mind. I found one at B&H and I can buy a lot of Tacos for $60.
--I've got the AH-4 and as Sean says, it's like a bondage kit. Designed by somebody who used to design space suits for NASA. I find it difficult to work the command wheel when my thumb is restrained by all these straps. If Nikon had designed the body properly in the first place there would have been an eyelet at the bottom of the body as well as the top and we could have had a simple strap like the one I had made for my S1. Of coutse I make things more difficult for myself by keeping the neckstrap on the camera as well.I am looking to get a hand grip for my S2 Pro camera. Does anyone
have any experience with the Hakuba brand hand grips? There are two
models being sold on eBay (Kgp-01 & KGP-02) for between $20-$25
each. The Nikon AH-4 goes for about $60. Is there any reason to
spend more for the Nikon?
I am looking to get a hand grip for my S2 Pro camera. Does anyone
have any experience with the Hakuba brand hand grips? There are two
models being sold on eBay (Kgp-01 & KGP-02) for between $20-$25
each. The Nikon AH-4 goes for about $60. Is there any reason to
spend more for the Nikon?
