side handle grip

Cees Mutsaers

Cees Mutsaers

Veteran
The side handle grip is partly fixed to the DV door right?.. Since the HVX is rather heavy can the the door (opening/closing mechansim/lock) withstand the forces even after years of using the HVX??? Is there any play on the door????
 
i noticed the same thing yesterday...

i try not to think about it, and I try not to support the entire weight of the camera just at those contact points...
 
I do think it will be a problem over time... Just kind of a bad place to have the handgrip with the casset there. Mine already cracked.... the viewer spot plastic anyway and that happend after a weekend of shooting. Very poor design to have it on the DV door... guess it's a good thing I don't really shot much DV now ...
 
can you post a picture of the crack so we can see where the weak point is exactly? I think indeed that you should always support the HVX with two hands in a handheld shot to prevent to much force on the DV door. I agree that the design could be better. Maybe something for the HVX200a together with the better LCD screen, battery mount and a few other minor things. It would make the HVX perfect and those things are easy to do on a short notice and very low price increase.
 
I've had the same concern. Since I never use it for DV shooting, I'd personally have been happy with a P2-only version of the camera -- it would be smaller, lighter, and more robust.
 
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