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Anyone used a Black Rapid Camera Strap?

binary visions

The voice of reason
Jun 13, 2002
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Lots of discussion about them on some forums. Some like 'em, some do not. I'm a little hazy on the details but there were at least two incidents I recall where some part of the mounting mechanism broke and dropped the camera.

It may just be me, but attaching an expensive camera and lens to go swinging around by a screw into the tripod mount scares the hell out of me. I really like the idea of it since I generally carry my camera across my shoulder like that but I can't get past the tripod mounting - probably stupid of me, just seems like a lot could go wrong.
 

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My Nuts Are Flat
Apr 18, 2002
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Towing the party line.
I routinely carry 2 bodies, especially shooting field sports or hockey. I never had issues with 2 normal straps + a monopod for big glass? I don't understand why you need a sketchy strap?

Takes a bit of getting used to, and you have to set up your straps to the proper lengths (ie: not the same) but that's it?
 

narlus

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i totally recommend the optech classic strap...the neoprene has a nice amount of stretch to it and makes carrying the cameras much easier.
 

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My Nuts Are Flat
Apr 18, 2002
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Towing the party line.
i totally recommend the optech classic strap...the neoprene has a nice amount of stretch to it and makes carrying the cameras much easier.
I have one of those and found it super annoying actually. A 1dmk2 with 70-200 and anything bigger bounced like mad, it was annoying as hell to me.
 

binary visions

The voice of reason
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I'm still using the stock Nikon strap. I fondle the straps every time I go into the local camera shop but haven't found the stock strap objectionable enough to replace yet :p
 

H8R

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I don't use a strap at all, I find them annoying. I am considering a leather hand grip, I like those.

The Nikon ones are pricey though.

 

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My Nuts Are Flat
Apr 18, 2002
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Towing the party line.
I have one of those canon wrist strap things. It was good, but my hand is so small it wasn't stable with a mk2 on it unfortunately. Now i only have plain old shoulder straps. Canon gave me a pair of mk3 straps, which are actually pretty nice for OEM straps.
 

narlus

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I don't use a strap at all, I find them annoying. I am considering a leather hand grip, I like those.
i need straps for two critical reasons:

1 - i have more than one camera on me
2 - it helps me change lenses pretty easily w/o any other aid.
 

H8R

Cranky Pants
Nov 10, 2004
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i need straps for two critical reasons:

1 - i have more than one camera on me
2 - it helps me change lenses pretty easily w/o any other aid.


If I had more than one body to work with I'd have at least one strapped.




:think:

That sounded dirty.
 

jebfour

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Jun 19, 2003
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I don't use a strap at all, I find them annoying. I am considering a leather hand grip, I like those.

The Nikon ones are pricey though.

I've considered the Canon version of this, but the model I like only works with gripped bodies (and I haven't bought a grip yet). If you get one, let me know how you like it.

Transcend - Will the one that you don't use work on an XSi? :brows: