Band.it Grips Are ‘Like Batting Gloves’ for Your Camera Lens

Band.it is a grip add-on for camera lenses that helps improve precision and feel while preventing finger slipping.

Each Band.it grip is a soft, ridged elastomer that stretches over the zoom or focus ring of a lens, matching the diameter and thickness exactly. A rifled inside surface helps maintain a tight grip on the ring below.

It’s not a one-size-fits-all solution: each Band.it is designed specifically for a ring on a particular lens, so you’ll need to specify exactly which lens you’re buying it for — a nice fit is available for pretty much every major lens brand out there.

“Band.it provides a fast track for identifying the zoom and focus collars on your camera lens by breaking the uniformity of the lens barrel,” the company writes. “Its extruded ridges allow for a better grip, acting as a cushion for your fingers and making fumbling for your focus a thing of the past.”

The added depth allows for more precise micro-adjustments when focusing or zooming in photos and videos, and providing some physical contact with the lens barrel helps reduce or eliminate lens creep as well.