Grip for F3HP?

[Tejasican]

Does anyone know where to get a grip for the F3HP? The MD-4 with batteries is too heavy and the NF-Grip is out of manufacture.
Thanks!

 

[ruby.monkey]

eBay? I remember seeing a grip similar to this:


MX with added grip by ruby.monkey, on Flickr

... for the F3, offered by a couple of Chinese sellers - unfortunately I can't remember who they are but a search for 'grip' should (eventually) lead you to them.

 

[Tejasican]

That's what I was looking for. Saw them about 6 months ago on eBay but the vendor seems to a have evaporated. Haven't had luck on Google either. I figured if there was anything still out there, somebody here probably knew where it was. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

 

[Pickett Wilson]

http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/laughs/item/bridge-grip/

supposed to fit numerous cameras including F3

 

[rbsinto]

If you like the ergonomics of the MD-4 drive, but not the weight, get a cheap, For-Parts drive, and strip out the innards.

 

[fbf]

Photo Equip used to make one for F2,F3. I had one for a while with my FM2n and it worked great. I haven't seen one for sale since I sold mine.

 

[Pickett Wilson]

The batteries are the heaviest part of the MD-4, but it's awkward to reach the shutter release on the camera with an MD-4 mounted.

 

[craygc]

eBay? I remember seeing a grip similar to this:


MX with added grip by ruby.monkey, on Flickr

... for the F3, offered by a couple of Chinese sellers - unfortunately I can't remember who they are but a search for 'grip' should (eventually) lead you to them.

I have this grip for both my F3 and FM3a that I bought from a Korean seller on ebay. I just searched and it seems they only seem to have a ghastly red one with a thick base for the FM series. Maybe you could message him. They're light simple, well finished and work well...

 

[shimokita]

Just to give you some idea... in Japanese. A little expensive as well

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/discoverphoto/co/dpc/ForGrip/F3grip.htm

Casey

 

[Robert Lai]

The trick with the MD-4 is to screw in a MR-3 release on the lower right hand bottom corner. Then, when you have the camera in portrait mode, you can use your left hand fingers to fire the shutter. There is no half-press meter activation with this button though. It's all or nothing.

The Nikon F2 series motor drives offered the same equivalent for triggering in the portrait mode.