Godfrey
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Some progress on my "left side grip" project for the 907x: All the bits are in. I had to source a different pair of bolts to fix the female side Rosette to the RRS mini-clamp (the original button-headed ones had heads too wide for the mini-clamp's threaded bosses' spacing); I went with a pair of 1/4x20 - 1/2" cap screws. They work well.
The CAMVATE grip I ordered arrived and it also works well, with the issue that was mentioned: The grip is spaced a bit far from the body. Here are a few photos:
I've walked about with this and done some shooting with both the 21 and 45P, and it works, it's just a bit farther from the body than I'd prefer.
Poking around on another site specializing in grips of this sort, I found a SmallGrip with Rosette that is styled a little differently and basically bolts the Rosette in closer to the grip palm. I've ordered one of those; it should provide this spacing once bolted up. Here's a mockup of how it will look with the SmallGrip based on the dimensions provided for that:
That may well be just right; it's the same grip that Wolfgang showed above.
However, examining the CAMVATE grip a little further, I have discovered that I can remove the Rosette bracket from the wooden handle and the Rosette from the bracket. If I then drill and helicoil four threaded fittings into the grip handle itself, and provide a seat for the Rosette center M6x1 threaded bolt on the other side, I can likely achieve an even tighter fit to the body, like this mockup:
That might actually be too close, without enough finger room, but it's possible to do it. Getting the fit and the bits just right is fun, and all this equipment is very nice quality at a very reasonable price. Just with the present setup as pictured in the first four images above, the camera is much easier to hold steady and secure at waist level.
Now to go make some photographs.
G
The CAMVATE grip I ordered arrived and it also works well, with the issue that was mentioned: The grip is spaced a bit far from the body. Here are a few photos:
I've walked about with this and done some shooting with both the 21 and 45P, and it works, it's just a bit farther from the body than I'd prefer.
Poking around on another site specializing in grips of this sort, I found a SmallGrip with Rosette that is styled a little differently and basically bolts the Rosette in closer to the grip palm. I've ordered one of those; it should provide this spacing once bolted up. Here's a mockup of how it will look with the SmallGrip based on the dimensions provided for that:
That may well be just right; it's the same grip that Wolfgang showed above.
However, examining the CAMVATE grip a little further, I have discovered that I can remove the Rosette bracket from the wooden handle and the Rosette from the bracket. If I then drill and helicoil four threaded fittings into the grip handle itself, and provide a seat for the Rosette center M6x1 threaded bolt on the other side, I can likely achieve an even tighter fit to the body, like this mockup:
That might actually be too close, without enough finger room, but it's possible to do it. Getting the fit and the bits just right is fun, and all this equipment is very nice quality at a very reasonable price. Just with the present setup as pictured in the first four images above, the camera is much easier to hold steady and secure at waist level.
Now to go make some photographs.
G