Canon 40D Grip Strap

I've seen some DSLR cameras with straps near the grip. Where can I purchase one for a 40D?

Ebay has them all the time, just avoid the ultra cheap ones as the suck IMO. I have used them but find them to be a pain when shooting in portrait. I prefer to wrap the neck strap around my arm several times to prevent accidental dropage.

what are these called? DSLR grip strap?

Canon calls them the E-1 Hand Strap.

err, I wanna say search canon 30/40D hand strap and that should yield you some results I would pull up the item exact but from work I cant get to the site.

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …st.jsp&A=search​&Q=*&bhs=t

How many of you guys use this? Do you recommend having one?

That strap works only with the battery grip.
Others work with out the grip.
Most are called SLR hand straps.
I got one off E-Bay for about $10 total. Waiting for it now, I just want to see if I like the feel.

ST77 wrote in post #4112154
Ebay has them all the time, just avoid the ultra cheap ones as the suck IMO. I have used them but find them to be a pain when shooting in portrait. I prefer to wrap the neck strap around my arm several times to prevent accidental dropage.

That's what I do too. It works well enough with my op-tech neck strap, and then I always have the neck strap when I want to wear it around my neck too.

Get the E1 it is well worth it. I use one with my POTN strap and love it.

www.camdapter.com

I love mine.

put the e1 hand strap on my 40d thursday. love it on the xt and had to have it on the 40d.

ST77 wrote in post #4112154
I prefer to wrap the neck strap around my arm several times to prevent accidental dropage.

I do the same.

I also have an E-1 hand strap which I got for my 350D+BP, but to me it is not as comfortable. The reason I didn't like it was that you have to put your hand in at a more horizontal angle than what I like, it then became difficult to reach both the main command dial with the index finger, and the AE and focus point buttons with the thumb.

Or the Hakuba LH. You don't need any grip or adapter:

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …KGP02_Camera_Gr​ip_LH.html

timbop wrote in post #4113318
That's what I do too. It works well enough with my op-tech neck strap, and then I always have the neck strap when I want to wear it around my neck too.

Exact same thing I do