Would it fir the PZ-1 as well? Frits J. W�thrich (Sent with Kmail)
On Sunday 16 June 2002 05:52, David A. Mann wrote: > Ken Archer wrote: > > I wasn't aware that there was a grip for the Z-1p so I made one of my > > own. Does anyone have any details on the grip and maybe a picture of > > it? > > Its not really a grip in the normal sense. Its actually called a > "grip strap". It has a base which screws into the tripod socket on > the body, and an adjustable strap which goes over your hand as you > hold the camera. The top of the strap fits into the strap lug on the > right hand side of the camera. > > There is a tripod socket at the bottom so you can still mount the > camera to a tripod, and there's also a strap lug so you can still > have a normal strap attached if desired. > > Take a look at the following files: > Scanned manual, page 1 of 2: > http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/grip/z1p_grip_1.jpg (130kb) > Scanned manual, page 2 of 2: > http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/grip/z1p_grip_2.jpg (125kb) > A few photos of my grip strap: > http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/grip/camera_1.jpg (41kb) > http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/grip/camera_2.jpg (33kb) > http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/grip/camera_3.jpg (39kb) > http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/grip/camera_4.jpg (41kb) > http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/grip/camera_5.jpg (40kb) > http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/grip/camera_6.jpg (38kb) > > One complaint about this thing is that despite the bulk it adds to > the camera, it does not hold batteries. OTOH I've heard comments > saying that it really does improve the handling of the camera, and > from my very limited experience (when I went walking with the 400mm > today) I'd be inclined to agree, except for the fact that I use my > left eye for the viewfinder. > > Cheers, > > > - Dave > > http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ (out of date) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
