Does the grip bother your left hand?

This is the first time I got a grip, on my 40D, that is.

The way I hand hold my camera, I always put my left palm underneath the the lens and the fingers around the zoom ring. Exactly like what shown in this picture.

Now the grip just gets in the way when I shoot in horizontal position. No problem with vertical position.

Am I the only one?

I think you just might be! Kidding.

I have a Mark III and substantially small hands for a guy. I'm only 5'9" with a size 7 ring finger, if you can imagine. I don't have any problems.

You will naturally adjust. You're simply not used to the extra attachment.

dchen99 wrote in post #5862151
This is the first time I got a grip, on my 40D, that is.

The way I hand hold my camera, I always put my left palm underneath the the lens and the fingers around the zoom ring. Exactly like what shown in this picture.

Now the grip just gets in the way when I shoot in horizontal position. No problem with vertical position.

Am I the only one?

I think you have to be bending your left wrist much more than you probably should to have it get in the way. I've never heard of this being a problem before, and it sure isn't for me.

J.

I think that if you have the lens in your palm, like the guy said up there^ , it might be hurting your wrist. Try holding it with the weight on your fingers and behind your knuckles.. Just a thought.

Like Brando said, you'll adjust eventually and get used to it. I kind of thought the same thing when I used a grip with my D200, but after a while, I didn't even notice it.

never have a problem with mine. but then again i'm use to it. feel ackward without one now. since i use my 1D more than the 30D lately.

Bill 1

yeah, I prefer the feel of holding a heavy lens without a grip. With short fingers, I find it easier to zoom in and out without a grip. Probably not an issue for those with long fingers.

I don't use a grip, partly for this reason. It's not a problem with larger lenses, as the left hand is further forward (i.e. it clears the grip), but with small to medium lenses I didn't like it. I'm sure I could get used to it, but I couldn't see any advantage to the grip (I don't shoot in portrait orientation all that often) so there didn't seem much point.

my left hand doesn really come into contact with the grip. not that i can think of and never have thought of it getting in the way. - i'm going to have to check now just out of curiosity.

I've never shot without a grip so it's never bothered me....I bet you never saw that one coming!

When I bought my first "real" camera(dSLR) I bought a grip straight off and did the same when I got my 30D. Ordered it when I ordered the camera. And my newest "baby" has the built in grip so it just feels natural. I shot a picture with my nieces camera at Christmas time and have to admit her new XTi felt like a toy in my hands since grips are all I've ever known. To each his/her own. With dSLR/SLR cameras one size does not fit all.
The old auto film winders looked so sexy back in the day.

If God meant cameras to have grips they would have been born that way.

kenyc wrote in post #5863866
If God meant cameras to have grips they would have been born that way.

Don't support grip marriages or you'll be banished to hell!

Weird, I can't even imagine it interfering in any way... so no, it doesn't bother me.

dchen99 wrote in post #5862151
This is the first time I got a grip, on my 40D, that is.

The way I hand hold my camera, I always put my left palm underneath the the lens and the fingers around the zoom ring. Exactly like what shown in this picture.

Now the grip just gets in the way when I shoot in horizontal position. No problem with vertical position.

Am I the only one?

There are two ways to support the camera weight with your left hand. Palm forward, and palm facing you. If you face your palm forward, then there is less interference with the grip. The biomechanics of wrist movement (for some people) make it nearly impossible to rest the weight of the camera in the palm of the left hand. In this case, the camera is supported by the soft tissue between the thumb and index finger.

When I got my 40D grip, I didn't really have to change the way I held the camera by the lens.