I also hate neck straps and love a hand strap. I have a canon E-1 on my backup camera. I have found I prefer the Olympus AS-GS3. It feels like it is more secure in my hand and more comfortable.


You do have to be careful when attaching it to ensure it can not come loose. Canon now had the E-2 which will also work without a grip but the price is way too high.


Mark