[Guest]

Can somebody please reommend a good camera strep to me? My requirements are as follows:

- Secure (of course)

- comfortable if the camera has a heavy lens attached to it

- neither big nor stiff. It must be easily foldable and fit into my holster bag. It should also not be stiff, because sometimes I like to wrap it around my hand instead of carrying the camera around the neck.

[scottburgess]

[quote name='jenbenn' timestamp='1281794818' post='1767']

Can somebody please reommend a good camera strep to me? My requirements are as follows:

- Secure (of course)

- comfortable if the camera has a heavy lens attached to it

- neither big nor stiff. It must be easily foldable and fit into my holster bag. It should also not be stiff, because sometimes I like to wrap it around my hand instead of carrying the camera around the neck.

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Hi Jenbenn,



My wife and I weren't totally satisfied with the default Canon camera straps. We wanted something with a bit more padding for comfort, yet still fit easily into our packs. We also desperately wanted the strap portion to be quickly detached/reattached, so that when working on a tripod with macro gear we could get the *&#$ strap out of the way. :-)



We found a suitable strap made by Quantaray. It has quick release tabs for quick removal. A search on Google shows a model QAP-S75 that looks pretty similar to ours. It runs about $10 at various outlets. I don't know how well this will fill your requirement for fitting into the holster bag--it is narrower than most, but made of a neoprene that compresses a bit and makes the strap softer on the shoulder. Depends on the holster bag, I guess. We do like the extra padding with our larger lenses. And it looks like the newest version of this model can be converted into a hand strap via an extra quick release tab in the middle.



(You are pushing two competing requirements: more padding, yet fits into the holster bag. You can always find the most practical strap, then buy a newer holster bag that will work for your combination. May be worth the $20 that most models cost if you will use it a lot in the field.)



Perhaps a camera store near you will carry a similar item? I definitely suggest you try before you buy with something like this.



Scott

[wim]

Another strap as described by Scott you could look into, is the Optech USA strap. They come in different sizes/widths for different camera sizes/weights, and are very comfortable, due to very thick and stretchy padding, also with quick release tabs.



When taking off the main, padded section, you can even use the remainder as a wrist type strap if required., something I do fairly often actually. A little less comfortable however, as that part does not have any padding.



HTH, kind regards, Wim

[Guest]

Thanks Wim. I will look into your recommendations. By they way did anybody ever try the sun sniper strap, which leaves the camera dangeling ariound your hip. Any experience with this one?

[Guest]

I'm using Black Rapit, it's simular like sun sniper.

I like it a lot and works good with larger lenses because you can attach it to the lens instead of the camera.

My 70-200/2.8 is in balance. With smaller and light lenses e.g. my 50mm/1.4 is dangeling some more.



The big advantage is that the camera is not bouncing at you belly al the time.

[Adalbert]

[quote name='jenbenn' timestamp='1281794818' post='1767']

Can somebody please reommend a good camera strep to me? My requirements are as follows:

- Secure (of course)

- comfortable if the camera has a heavy lens attached to it

- neither big nor stiff. It must be easily foldable and fit into my holster bag. It should also not be stiff, because sometimes I like to wrap it around my hand instead of carrying the camera around the neck.

[/quote]

[Adalbert]

Good evening!

Dear Jenbenn ,I don´t understood whitch sort of camera You have -I only can tell You about my experience with my three Nikon-DSLR´s. The factory straps were really a pain for my neck so I decided to replace them -and found 7 cm large, neoprene strap from the Aircell A-series. Very comfortable, solid, perfectly foldable und quickly de-reattachable by a "click-mechanism".Source:"Enjoyyourcamera.com"

greetings

Adalbert

[netrex]

I'm using BlackRapid RS-5. It's very comfortable, can hold quite heavy lenses (I'm sure even 500mm f/4 could work if you want to hold it while moving around a bit between shots).



I've been using it a lot at motocross events and football matches holding a Pentax K-x and a Pentax 60-250mm f/4, and I've had no fatigue from having it hanging over my shoulder, the last motocross even lasted from 09:00 to 18:00, and it was just fine, of course I didn't stand the whole time (though my feet felt like it <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />) but I was standing for at least 7 hours, and when not shooting, the camera and lens hung by my side. With the 60-250mm attached I mount the RS-5 to the lens not the camera, but using another smaller lens, I attach the RS-5 to the camera.



I have a Manfrotto 394. It's a quick release plate with similar to the one on my tripod head and a base plate to attach it to. This gives me two quick release plates, one that I screw to the stripod mount on my 60-250mm, and the other to the bottom of the camera. Then I mount the base plate to the RS-5.



With a setup like this I can switch quick and easy between mounting the camera or lens tripod mount to the RS-5 or my tripod head.



But when I'm gonna be using pretty much only the 60-250mm, i connect the RS-5 directly as it doesn't take so much space under the lens so I can hold it with out having to grab around the Manfrotto 394 to adjust the zoom ring.





BlackRapid have several models and I'm sure you can find the one for you.



http://www.blackrapid.com/

[netrex]

[quote name='Iwan' timestamp='1282078569' post='1848']

I'm using Black Rapit, it's simular like sun sniper.

I like it a lot and works good with larger lenses because you can attach it to the lens instead of the camera.

My 70-200/2.8 is in balance. With smaller and light lenses e.g. my 50mm/1.4 is dangeling some more.



The big advantage is that the camera is not bouncing at you belly al the time.

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I see now that you wrote about the BlackRapid as well, sorry for the double info <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



It's a good strap though. I'm buying the one for two cameras when I get my K-5 so I can use both the K-x and K-5 at events without too much hassle carrying them.

[bryan conner]

I use an Op/Tech USA strap and LOVE it. It is definitely the best investment for the money of all of the photographic things that I have ever purchased.