Opteka Professional Wrist Grip Strap for Digital & Film SLR Cameras

I don't really like this product.. the camera doesn't stay in place when i wear it, you still have to hold it with your fingers that might become tiring after a while. at least with the neck strap you can rest your hand, but this way you have to hold it the at all times. also it should be a 'writs' strap right? well i don't really get it then because it doesn't fit it right. i would get a battery grip and the canon hand strap. not too satisfied.

Thanks to John Kinnison's 4-star review (below), I examined the online pictures, which show the correct front/back of the strap (the "Opteka" label should face towards the wrist). When I pulled my handstrap out of the package, mine was also backwards, at least for a right handed Nikon D60. I followed Kinnison's advice: I pulled the strap out of the comfort pad and reinstalled it. Then the strap was easy to attach to the Nikon, and I like using it. I re-attached the neck strap to the handstap's upper loop. The clever fastener allows me to use my tripod without removing the handstrap.

Overall, the strap works fine. The strap feels secure and is fairly comfortable while just holding the camera, however on my Nikon D40 I occasionally have to reposition my hand to have a comfortable angle on the shutter button.

If you are a professional who makes a living by taking photos, I don't think you need this strap. Reasons: I don't think its quality can match any professional standard. Its mounting plate is so flimsy that I think it's ready to break at any time. It does have a tripod socket, but if you try to mount a pro camera on a tripod via this socket, you must be crazy: it makes your carbon fiber tripod no more sturdy than a casual plastic tripod, and your camera with your pro lens is ready to fall off your tripod head at any time. Actually, you can't even secure a quick release plate on your camera when you use this strap.

If you are not a pro but you do use an SLR camera, then for what good reasons do you need a wrist trap or this one in particular? It's not even a toy, and can you have real fun with it? Maybe; I don't known about you. All that I convinced myself of was that this strap is totally useless to me. It even interferes with my index finger.

If you use a point & shoot camera, your camera probably already comes with a hand strap. I see no reason to attach a flimsy bulky ugly "wrist" strap to your stylish toy.

Literally, this is a "wrist" strap, but I found absolutely no way to have it attach to (or reach) my wrist. It can only wrap around my four fingers. If it's loose, what's the point of using such a strap? If it's tight, what's the point of restricting your right hand fingers' movement when you have to rely on your right hand for most operations? If it's not loose nor tight... well I really wish I had figured out how to make that happen, as the tension loosens up over time and I found myself keep tightening it up...

I returned it for a full refund.

I'm not an expert w/handstraps, but this one seems to do the trick. There we no instructions on how to install this handstrap (seemed easy enough to me until I actually started to install it). I recommend referencing the additional pictures when installing. They show the correct front/back of the strap (for comfort purposes, the "Opteka" label should face towards the back). When I pulled mine out of the package, it was backwards, so I had to pull the strap out from the comfort pad and reinstall it.

All in all, a solid product well worth the money. Honestly, it even looks better (and more comfortable) than the other handstraps that are 3x as much. I use mine with my Nikon D80, and it works greak (and no additional "vertical" grip required to fit/feel great).