I put a Manfrotto rapid connect adapter on mine and it works fine. It holds the camera close enough to my face to use the viewfinder, and it fits well enough to take both hands off the camera (not that I'd shoot that way). Mine's over a year old now and has held up. I see the same thing as the el-cheapo re-branded and sold by other companies for over twice the price. It's fairly comfortable, while not putting the weight too much forward. Those EX1's ain't lite!