A cautionary tale...always USE that strap.

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Everytime my son used one of my cameras, he's 46 now, I insisted he use the neck/wrist strap.

I had a call from him last evening saying that now he knows why.

He dropped his own camera while up a step-ladder, it bounced off the radiator and then on the floor.....Kaput, beyond economical repair.

'Always use that strap'.....I think I'll start listening to my own advice now :$
 
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ouchy! Hope your son isnt without a camera for too long, what bad luck
 
Dave in Wales said:
Everytime my son used one of my cameras, he's 46 now, I insisted he use the neck/wrist strap.

I had a call from him last evening saying that now he knows why.

He dropped his own camera while up a step-ladder, it bounced off the radiator and then on the floor.....Kaput, beyond economical repair.

'Always use that strap'.....I think I'll start listening to my own advice now :$
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I'm afraid I'm the same, if I hand my camera to anyone I'll even drop the strap over their head lol.
I won't use "quick release" straps after having one "quick" release itself, dropping my camera and lens onto a road, fortunatly the long metal lens hood it landed on crumpled and the camera/lens were fine. That was back in the days of film cameras, I wonder how the digital would fare.
 
Same here. I also make sure the strap is under my coat so the strap can't be used to grab the camera either.
 
swanseamale47 said:
I'm afraid I'm the same, if I hand my camera to anyone I'll even drop the strap over their head lol.
I won't use "quick release" straps after having one "quick" release itself, dropping my camera and lens onto a road, fortunatly the long metal lens hood it landed on crumpled and the camera/lens were fine. That was back in the days of film cameras, I wonder how the digital would fare.
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I use quick release straps on all my cameras, makes me wonder now :shrug:
 
yep, like Neil, strapless here too, altho I have recently acquired a quick release type (I use a lanyard from the shoulder mounts to give me added peace of mind). Straps just get in the way. The only time I ever dropped a camera was when I was putting it down onto the table - holding it by the strap...strap got caught on something and pulled it out of my hands (luckily the floor was carpeted)
 
They can be a major annoyance and all too easy to accidentally snag a camera strap and drag it off a table!
I have a quick release shoulder strap if I'm carrying it far out of the bag, and just a small wrist type strap to give a slightly safer feel when holding it.
 
Hand strap is just as secure, less bulk, more comfortable and no bouncing camera. I think it's a great alternative to neck straps.

Only problem is that you loose a hand, but you need a hand to stop the camera from bouncing on your stomachs anyway.
 
I always have a strap on my camera, I get worried when it is on a tripod without one......
 
One of the very first things I teach students is to always use a strap. The argument that it can sometimes be responsible for an accident are like the claims that wearing a seat belt can cause injury in a car crash.
 
I binned the Canon strap for an RS7 strap, makes me love using a strap again.
 
The introduction of sling straps was a godsend. Neckstraps are the work of the devil and why anyone still uses them i've no idea. The quick release, like on the Optech's always made me cringe too.
 
I used my sling strap for the first time yesterday and now I wonder why I put up with my neck strap for so long?!? Going to a wedding today and taking it again as I won't have to take a bag now :D
 
Not a fan of straps myself either, I don't mind the RapidStraps but even they are a bit of a pain.

I've dangled off telecom towers at work with my D3s in heavy winds/rain without dropping it. There probably will be a day I drop it but hey... :D
 
I use the standard strap that comes with the camera. It's adjusted for length to go over my shoulder and dangle at a comfortable length down my side. Never had a problem with the strap getting in the way, I just adjust for it, and never let a strap hang anywhere near an edge. I like the extra safety feel I get and certainly I'd never hand my camera in some places I do without that extra safety.
But its personal choice and down the the way you shoot.
 
I always have a strap on the camera as walking around with it in my mittens all day is a pita.

Over the shoulder, over the head, across the body, looped around the wrist or just hanging loose and occasionally swung overhead, bolas style.
 
The two girls over the road from me say they always use a strap on.
 
Mani Gill said:
I always have a strap on my camera, I get worried when it is on a tripod without one......
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Rightly so. I heard stories first hand of tripods blown over by wind straight on the rocks or into the water. It happened to me too, but of course the strap saved the day :D
 
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