What's your favorite camera strap?

10 years 5 months ago #306099 by Archie
I want something new and looking for starting point of where to look.

thank you


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10 years 5 months ago - 10 years 5 months ago #306111 by garyrhook
Um, google for "camera strap"?

By which I mean to suggest that someone else's favorite may be completely irrelevant to you. Find some candidates, then research them. There are lots of comments about camera straps in this forum, easily searched for.

'Tis a rather personal decision.


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10 years 5 months ago #306157 by Scotty
Crumpler industry Disgrace is what I use.

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10 years 5 months ago #306165 by Hassner
My favorite was wide leather attached to the fittings of an old strap. Lenses were heavy then and the wide leather distributed the weight nicely on the shoulder. The leather was hand painted with bright colours. I was young and happy. :lol:


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10 years 5 months ago #306241 by garyrhook

Hassner wrote: My favorite was wide leather attached to the fittings of an old strap. Lenses were heavy then and the wide leather distributed the weight nicely on the shoulder. The leather was hand painted with bright colours. I was young and happy. :lol:


Sounds like a modified guitar strap.


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10 years 5 months ago #306355 by Joves

garyrhook wrote:

Hassner wrote: My favorite was wide leather attached to the fittings of an old strap. Lenses were heavy then and the wide leather distributed the weight nicely on the shoulder. The leather was hand painted with bright colours. I was young and happy. :lol:


Sounds like a modified guitar strap.

Actually they pretty much were the same back then, except for the clasps on the camera straps. I have a Tamrac strap with flames on it. I am not really picky about them. All I care about is that they come off quickly when I want them to for mounting on my tripod.


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10 years 5 months ago #306649 by Baydream
I prefer neoprene straps like Op-Tech. They have some flex for comfort and quick disconnects for tripod work.

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10 years 5 months ago #306757 by McBeth Photography
I don't really have a favorite. If I am shooting on a casual photowalk, I will use my old Tamrac neck strap with leather padding. If I am shooting portraits, I will use my Blackrapid RS-5 (very handy for my 80-200mm) and let the camera hang at my side OR just leave it on a tripod, with group shots the camera will always be on a tripod. :kmonst:

It is what it is.
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10 years 5 months ago #306779 by Stealthy Ninja
The best normal strap (as Scotty already said) is the crumpler industry disgrace. I personally use the crumpler convenient disgrace, which isn't quite as comfortable, but let's you detach the strap if you want.
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10 years 5 months ago #306781 by Stealthy Ninja

Baydream wrote: I prefer neoprene straps like Op-Tech. They have some flex for comfort and quick disconnects for tripod work.


Op/tech are pretty good. Not as good as crumpler though. The op/tech ones are not as comfortable and they make your neck sweat a lot.
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10 years 5 months ago #306831 by garyrhook

Stealthy Ninja wrote: The best normal strap (as Scotty already said) is the crumpler industry disgrace. I personally use the crumpler convenient disgrace, which isn't quite as comfortable, but let's you detach the strap if you want.


The Amazon listing for this strap shows it attached to a tiny P&S :rofl:


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10 years 5 months ago #310777 by Ulrich Brodde
Maybe too late for the thread-opener but interesting to others.
Do you know the "sunsniper"?
For me the sunsniper-Pro is good since more than one year.
Don´t know if it is allowed to show the link (I don´t have any connections to them, just as a normal customer)
- if not allowed please delete.
www.sunsniperusa.com/
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10 years 5 months ago #311047 by Stealthy Ninja

garyrhook wrote:

Stealthy Ninja wrote: The best normal strap (as Scotty already said) is the crumpler industry disgrace. I personally use the crumpler convenient disgrace, which isn't quite as comfortable, but let's you detach the strap if you want.


The Amazon listing for this strap shows it attached to a tiny P&S :rofl:


Ha. That's weird.... maybe they want to make it look big.
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10 years 5 months ago #311937 by JaneK
I have a Black Rapid that seems to be really working nice for me.


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10 years 4 months ago #316645 by ThatNikonGuy

JaneK wrote: I have a Black Rapid that seems to be really working nice for me.



Same here, good quality and comfortable. A little pricey, but you get what you pay for.


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