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Msteen1314
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Username: Msteen1314
Post Number: 56
Registered: 04-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 05:50 pm: | 
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After spending a few hours downtown doing some street photography, I finally decided to do something about the overall feel of my Bessa T.
While I love the camera small size, it was giving my hand significant discomfort. As I use a wrist strap rather than a neck strap just letting it hang from the one strap lug wasn't preferable. I wasn't please with anything I saw in terms of a grips on both the cost front or the design front so I decided to make one based on my needs.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/msteen1314/7981287490/in/photostream
Very please with the overall results as it gives a very relaxed grip with little to no change of death grip fatigue.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
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Br1078lum
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Username: Br1078lum
Post Number: 373
Registered: 11-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 14, 2012 - 07:10 am: |
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That looks great. Was this the first one, or a variation? How did you decide on the distance for the grip from the body?
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Msteen1314
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Username: Msteen1314
Post Number: 57
Registered: 04-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 14, 2012 - 01:52 pm: |
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Thanks very much.
This was actually the first working model, although I had various set-ups to try. The dowel was 3/4 inch which for me is best. Too many cameras now have only token grips which I find too uncomfortable over time. If it's called a grip then I want to be able to grip it.
Being made of maple, it has a little heft and being a hard wood, I'd expect it to age quite well.
While it is very plain, it serves the purpose with no frills and distractions. This was designed based purely on the functionality and it's form followed.
I did however want to make sure that the actual grip did not touch the camera body as not to cause wear over time. There is a small amount of flex, which is great as it gives you positive feedback that you are actually holding something that's responding to varying grip pressure. The gap between the grip and the body is about 1/16 of an inch.
Looking forward to how it ages. |
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