Best strap for 7D ?

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The supplied strap for the 7D is a bit on the diminutive side, and when you put some glass on the front, even worse.

Can you get a nice big comfy strap to suit the 7D ?
 
maybe the TalkPhotography Optec group buy...if we do it..
 
A lot of people go for Optech straps, which really cushion the weight of a heavy camera and lens.There have been a few group buys for these on the forum.
 
I use the Optech Pro clasic (Talk Photography branded) is a good strap and feels safe with a gripped 7D an 100-400.
 
I use a wrist strap on my 7D - I just find it more comfortable than having a neck strap - especially as it is usually hot here. Saying that I found the TP Optech strap comfy, but just prefer the wrist strap.
 
I couldn't decide between a wrist strap, and a neck strap for my 5D2, but ended up going for the Optech Pro neck strap in the end. I like the option of being able to free up both hands if I need to, without having to put the camera down somewhere, and after the manager of LCE Reading suggested he'd a wrist strap and got fed up with it if you're wandering around for any length of time, I decided to stay traditional. I'll be wandering around the Festival of Speed all day Sunday, so I'll see how I get on with it there.
 
Can anyone explain the differences between the Black Rapid straps, RS4 RS5 and RS7. There seems to be a big jump in price for products that appear very similar.
 
Barrysprout said:
Can anyone explain the differences between the Black Rapid straps, RS4 RS5 and RS7. There seems to be a big jump in price for products that appear very similar.
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RS-4 is the basic strap, RS-7 is the same with a bit of a curve in it, and RS-5 has got pockets and stuff.

They even make a ladies version now, with an extra curve in it :lol:

The key to these straps is that they attach to the tripod screw which holds the camera upsidedown, and the clip slides up the strap. Completely different to any regular strap - best I've ever used.
 
Thanks, looking at the ebay seller linked to earlier it's not too big a jump in price between them anyway.
 
Just how secure are the Optech strap connectors that keep the combination together? Is there a "pro tip" on how to make them completely failsafe (cable tie somewhere?) or are they completely secure as is?
 
vaizki said:
Just how secure are the Optech strap connectors that keep the combination together? Is there a "pro tip" on how to make them completely failsafe (cable tie somewhere?) or are they completely secure as is?
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I've got an optech strap at the moment (TP branded) and the connectors seem very secure. I have a 50D with an 18-200mm hanging from it regularly without any worries. I also have the longer Optech straps so that it hangs in a similar way to the R-Stap and again no worries with that. But I suppose it all depends on how much you worry over things and how good your insurance policy is :shrug:
 
vaizki said:
Just how secure are the Optech strap connectors that keep the combination together? Is there a "pro tip" on how to make them completely failsafe (cable tie somewhere?) or are they completely secure as is?
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I think you just have to believe that OpTech know what they're doing :eek: And R-Strap for that matter.

I have both and use either, or neither. If I had to choose, it would be the R-Strap. Mine is attached via a DIY loop to an L-bracket (you should get one on your new 5D2 ;) ) so the camera slots straight on to a tripod.
 
jj_glos said:
This is a link to an R Strap copy, through best offer you can get it for £18-£20 (I got mine for £20, others got it for £18). Does what it says on the tin, nice and comfortable. I carried a 1D mkIII and a Sigma 120-300 f2.8 around on it all day last weekend.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Quick-Strap-R...raphy_DigitalCamAccess_RL&hash=item518e4eac0d
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I still have that strap in my ebay watch list from the last controversial strap thread.
The only thing that put me off was the look of the bracket attached to the camera. Although looking at it again it may do a similar job to Hoppy's L- bracket.
Would it be possible to use a redsnapper QR plate to attach the bracket to the camera?
 
Barrysprout said:
I still have that strap in my ebay watch list from the last controversial strap thread.
The only thing that put me off was the look of the bracket attached to the camera. Although looking at it again it may do a similar job to Hoppy's L- bracket.
Would it be possible to use a redsnapper QR plate to attach the bracket to the camera?
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Basically you've got to screw something into the tripod bush. It's ripe for a bit of DIY.

I actually like the way that Quick-Strap attaches with a plate, mainly because it moves the attachment point towards the hand grip for bettter balance IMO. That's where mine hangs. But I've never used a Quick-Strap and others may disagree. The fact that you have to remove all these attachment devices to use a tripod would annoy me, hence my L-bracket.
 
Barrysprout said:
I still have that strap in my ebay watch list from the last controversial strap thread.
The only thing that put me off was the look of the bracket attached to the camera. Although looking at it again it may do a similar job to Hoppy's L- bracket.
Would it be possible to use a redsnapper QR plate to attach the bracket to the camera?
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The one I have came with an L type bracket. Not too sure what you mean there? You can piggy back the QR plate on the L bracket?
 
jj_glos said:
The one I have came with an L type bracket. Not too sure what you mean there? You can piggy back the QR plate on the L bracket?
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It's hard to see if it's possible from the ebay picture. But what i was thinking was to use my RedSnapper QR plate instead of the screw that comes with strap. So QR plate on top L bracket with just the QR plate screw holding it all together.
 
Ah right, it's only a little L plate that comes with the strap :)

Quick pic taken with the phone, I'm not sure the QR plate screw would be long enough?



You can also see my safety bungy here, it goes through the hand strap and the loop on the quick strap, just in case.... :D
 
HoppyUK said:
Basically you've got to screw something into the tripod bush. It's ripe for a bit of DIY.

I actually like the way that Quick-Strap attaches with a plate, mainly because it moves the attachment point towards the hand grip for bettter balance IMO. That's where mine hangs. But I've never used a Quick-Strap and others may disagree. The fact that you have to remove all these attachment devices to use a tripod would annoy me, hence my L-bracket.
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The quick strap's base is threaded too so no need to remove the strap to attach to a tripod.
 
Moor said:
The quick strap's base is threaded too so no need to remove the strap to attach to a tripod.
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Yes, you can do that. But for people who like to leave a QR plate attached to the camera it's a cumbersome solution. If they made the plate into an Arca-Swiss dovetail that would make life easier for a lot of folks, and would cost nothing.

Or offer the stap with a choice of custom camera baseplate fittings. Given the price of these things and the large profit margins on something that costs barely a couple of quid to make, that would make a big difference.

Just my 2p :)
 
I don't see how it's a cumbersome solution really, a qr plate would simply screw into the quick strap plate and stay there, no more cumbersome than having the qr plate attached without the strap. The plate is designed to allow this very thing.
I appreciate what you are saying about base plate options though and for a company who make a huge profit like black rapid it would be a good solution but the hong kong knock off company that make the quick strap deliver them from hong kong for £18 rather than £60 so there is a lot less profit to be made.
 
You mean like the pic in post #25? I don't want all that stuck to the bottom of my camera. The solution I have come up with (a loop attached to an L-bracket) basically means that the R-Strap attachment is completely unintrusive, but it took a lot of faffing about.

To be fair to Black Rapid/R-Strap, they have far more costs than ebay rivals. A complete range of products, a full-on marketing campaign and trick website, plus worldwide distribution and retail network taking maybe 50% between them. My R-Strap also came with a lot of unnecessary packaging and a little pull-string accessory bag. The actual strap is probably the cheapest part of the whole deal!

I think it's no surprise that the recent revival of interest in these sling-straps only started when R-Strap started their marketing push. Now everyone is jumping on the bandwagon.
 
The quick strap plate is nowhere near as cumbersome as the one in the pic, it's a flat plate with a small lip on one side with a thumb wheel to tighten the thread into the camera, in the centre of the thumbwheel is another thread to connect to the tripod. It's much more compact than the pic above.
 
Moor said:
The quick strap plate is nowhere near as cumbersome as the one in the pic, it's a flat plate with a small lip on one side with a thumb wheel to tighten the thread into the camera, in the centre of the thumbwheel is another thread to connect to the tripod. It's much more compact than the pic above.
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That is the Quick Strap plate. It just also has the quick release plate from a ballhead piggy backed as explained in the earlier posts. You can see the Q strap plate thumbscrew sandwiched in the middle. The quick release plate is fixed into the receiving thread of the q strap plate.


edited: noticed that multiple use of QR may be confusing things!
 
Get The Jam Croissant (Industry Disgrace Style).

Crumpler strap. really comfy neoprene takes a bit of the weight off.
 
I agree the Optech strap is ideal and really does take the load off, I have one on my 7D with the 100-400, and even after several hours at an airshow, still no neck ache :)
 
2 x size2 to S-biners
Double loop of bootlace nylon through the cameras strap points
6ft of 5mm paracord
1 bowline
1 midshipman's hitch

or 2 midshipman's hitch's

Cheap, comfortable, infinitely adjustable, doesn't slip and takes two seconds to get off the camera instead of 20 minutes unthreading the bloody strap.

I use this with a 7D and all my lenses including a Sigma 70 - 200 and a Canon 400 f5.6
 
Greywolfe, can you post a picture? So you have nothing padding the paracord? Has it been woven into a flat shape in the middle? I'm a bit puzzled how bare 5mm paracord would be comfortable with a 3kg weight on the end...
 
Hi
I picked up an Optec strap I think for £19 from Jacobs the other day, I carry around a 5D Mark II and 24-105L lens and its a bit mammoth for little old me, now it feels I am carrying a small compact (ok not quite but still lighter). I got a really bad shoulder ache from carrying it on the standard strap and love this comfy strap now...well worth the bucks
 
If you use enough paracord then you can double it as i have done here.

This was a quick work around one day on my way over to Teesdale when I realized I had forgotten the strap and it worked so well I have used it ever since. I thought it would be uncomfortable but actually I don't notice it and it doesn't slip.

I tend to use it bandolier style, camera hanging to my right cord across my left shoulder. This allows me to swing the camera round to the front when I am taking pictures or push it right around to my back when I am walking. The great thing is it doesn't slip if you hang it off one shoulder, especially if you are wearing a thickish jacket as it just settles into the fabric. Maybe I have particularly sloping shoulders but most straps just slip off my shoulders.

I've just taken some quick pics but I don't seem to be able to upload them as an image and I don't have them on a website.

oh just worked it out.

 
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