Blackrapids strap .. I like it
Qarik
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I have had it for a few weeks now. Works as advertised. I really hated the conventional neck strap...the camera is always bouncing around your tummy and gets in the way.
The camera is out of the way now but very accessible. Works fine even with a flash and fong diffuser attached.
The only drawback is you have to take it off when you put your camer in your bag (most likely) and when you set your camera down on a table fro example you have to set it on it's side. No biggie in my book.
I got 2 of them for dual wield.
I have had it for a few weeks now. Works as advertised. I really hated the conventional neck strap...the camera is always bouncing around your tummy and gets in the way.
The camera is out of the way now but very accessible. Works fine even with a flash and fong diffuser attached.
The only drawback is you have to take it off when you put your camer in your bag (most likely) and when you set your camera down on a table fro example you have to set it on it's side. No biggie in my book.
I got 2 of them for dual wield.
D700, D600
14-24 24-70 70-200mm (vr2)
85 and 50 1.4
45 PC and sb910 x2
http://www.danielkimphotography.com
14-24 24-70 70-200mm (vr2)
85 and 50 1.4
45 PC and sb910 x2
http://www.danielkimphotography.com
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I LOVE it when I'm not shooting much. If the camera is spending a significant portion of time 'down' then it pulls the strap into the right spot... comes up and down with ease.
However, the bottom of the strap has no 'weight'... and the top padded part does. As you can imagine, if you are holding the camera up (so the bottom has nothing holding it down) the strap wants to fall. If it falls backward, the R-strap has the bumper and is designed to hop right back into place as you lower the camera again... unfortunately, my padded part of the strap always fell 'forward'... meaning I needed to relift it with my other hand in order to 'fix' it.
Really slick when it worked and was used as planned - but not as slick as I'd like.
That having been said, given the design, I'm REALLY excited for the 2-camera version coming out soon. That should be pefect.
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