WITH OR WITHOUT CAMERA STRAP WHEN GOING OUT TO SHOOT?

WITH OR WITHOUT CAMERA STRAP WHEN GOING OUT TO SHOOT?

  • STRAP

    Votes: 27 93.1%

  • NO STRAP

    Votes: 2 6.9%
  • Total voters
    29
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What do you shoot/daily or whenever you're out shooting. Do you have a strap on your cam or without?

I feel that it gets in the way, but others say to me... Oooo I wouldn't go out without a strap, lol :D
 
I use either a small wrist strap or a short neck strap wrapped around my wrist/hand.
The advantage of the short neck strap is that I can hang my camera from my neck if my hand gets tired! :)
 
I either use a wrist strap with shortish lenses (peak design) which a, stops me dropping my camera, and b, in street situations, a slight security from someone running off with it.
when using a long lens, I have a long neck/shoulder strap, so can throw my monopod or tripod over my shoulder whilst walking with everything attached, and the strap can act as a safety strap.
 
gramps said:
I use either a small wrist strap or a short neck strap wrapped around my wrist/hand.
The advantage of the short neck strap is that I can hang my camera from my neck if my hand gets tired! :)
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I like this, I will invest in a wrist strap for sure :) Thank you
 
orangeframestudio said:
I either use a wrist strap with shortish lenses (peak design) which a, stops me dropping my camera, and b, in street situations, a slight security from someone running off with it.
when using a long lens, I have a long neck/shoulder strap, so can throw my monopod or tripod over my shoulder whilst walking with everything attached, and the strap can act as a safety strap.
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That's great advice, I will be ordering a wrist strap and hopefully I can lower my stress levels when shooting as then it won't get in the way etc.

Thank you :)
 
Wrist strap (or lanyard) on compacts, neoprene neck strap for larger kit.
 
Always have a strap.

Black Rapid Dual Harness with QD connectors to either camera plate or lens foot. Sometimes split the harness in half if only using one body.
 
For me always a strap, either the normal comes with the camera strap for my own stuff, for my serious stuff it's a holdfast harness, and just occasionally I have one of these slide/swing? thingies for carrying a camera under my coat, so I can swing it up and shoot, and back undercover.
 
Op-Tech dual harness if I'm using a longer lens, or shooting for a longer period, Op-Tech Neoprene neck strap for shorter lenses when I'm just taking a few shots then putting the camera away. The quick release clips make swapping easy, and likewise if using a tripod I can easily unclip so I don't have the strap dangling (or to allow me to move if using the dual harness).
 
Op-Tech shoulder sling easy to take off to put on a tripod but can switch to a wrist strap but I don't use that now
 
Always a strap of one sort or another for me, varies between wrist strap, traditional neck strap or sliding arrangement for the larger lenses.
 
Usually Peak Design Cuff wrist strap unless I'm using a longer lens or my RZ67 film camera in which case it is the Peak Design Slide and Optech Strap respectively.
 
I use either a Peak Design Slide Lite or a Peak Design Cuff whenever I go out to make some photographs (You don't take a photograph, you make it. - Ansel Adams).
 
I don’t use a “strap” as such! When I use my rf200-800 then it’s on a monopod attached to the MonoGimbal, no strap but I do have a short safety tether from the tripod mount to the monopod. If it’s the RF 100-500 then that’s attached / hung off my backpack with on one side the camera end clips of the optech straps I bought here on TP donkeys years ago on one side attached to the camera body and the other to a peak design disk (and clip thing) on the tripod foot, Set so the camera hangs diagonally across me one with enough length that I don’t have to unclip it to use it.
 
When I'm going out to shoot street for 3 or 4 hours then I use a PD clutch, then the camera is more discreet down at my side. If going for a whole day stint then I'll use a cross-body atrap and have the camera behind my right lower arm with my hand on the camera body.
 
Faldrax said:
Op-Tech dual harness if I'm using a longer lens, or shooting for a longer period, Op-Tech Neoprene neck strap for shorter lenses when I'm just taking a few shots then putting the camera away. The quick release clips make swapping easy, and likewise if using a tripod I can easily unclip so I don't have the strap dangling (or to allow me to move if using the dual harness).
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Exactly whatI do , I have been using the Op-Tech system for many years now with no issues
 
LCPete said:
Exactly whatI do , I have been using the Op-Tech system for many years now with no issues
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Me too.

OP/TECH USA (that's their house style) sell good, solid kit at very fair prices. I've got a comprehensive set of their straps and connectors and it's cost me less than a single wrist strap from some of their competitors. Whatever I want to do, I can clip on the correct strap(s) without any difficulty.
 
AndrewFlannigan said:
Me too.

OP/TECH USA (that's their house style) sell good, solid kit at very fair prices. I've got a comprehensive set of their straps and connectors and it's cost me less than a single wrist strap from some of their competitors. Whatever I want to do, I can clip on the correct strap(s) without any difficulty.
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Yep their kit is very well made , I am still using the dual harness that I bought years ago its still perfect
I see people with big lenses with a harness system that has a metal clip that hangs off the tripod mount and thier camera is just hanging down it doesn’t look secure to me, just my opinion though
The OP/TECH loops attach to the rings on the lens that are designed for that
 
Strap or no strap when going out? Well.... depends... on the photo job at hand... and on what you call a “strap”... :rolleyes:

If I’m going to be walking around with no particular shooting plan, I will use a Peak Design shoulder strap. The Slide Lite model is the one I like best for my mirrorless Z7 II. I may use a belt clip to attach the camera to if needed, and if I have brought one of my photo backpacks, it will also have one of those attachment devices (Capture Clips, I think they’re called).

But if I’m going to shoot specific stuff, and particularly if that will involve the use of a tripod, I will usually favor the so-called “Cuff”, also by Peak Design, as a long shoulder strap will be dangling all over the place and I won’t need it, most of the time.
 
I use a sling nowadays, but I have always used a strap.
Otherwise I’d be constantly putting the camera down / away, which doesn’t feel safe.
I occasionally still use a double camera harness, and the closest I get to travelling light is a lightweight sling that sometimes ends up wrapped round my wrist.
 
LeeRatters said:
Didn't vote. There isn't a 'it depends' option :)
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My Sony A7Riii and A7 both have PD attachments on them because they spend 99% of the time on a tripod or in the backpack as they are my landscape, night sky, dedicated shoot etc kit.

My Yashica film camera also has a set of PD clips. I do only have the one PD Lite though - I think it's the Lite? The 'middle' one :ROFLMAO:

The X100f has a 100cm brown leather neck strap which firstly, looks really good..... And secondly, allows me to carry it across the body and also I can twist and wrap the strap and it's the perfect length around the wrist. This is my EDC (I'm not sure I like that phrase.....) camera and street camera hence the permanently attached strap.
 
Another one for the strap with QD connectors.

1inch webbing and a bit or hardware so I can change the length of the loop on the fly. QD connector on a three legged thing (i think) l bracket, or an arca swiss qd plate for bigger lens.

You'll miss less opportunity if you have a camera to hand. My camera hangs on my right hip like a gunslinger but the strap goes across my body. Really handy when out with bins, I can have the strap go over the bins so they aren't bouncing about when walking.

If I want the camera on tripod etc, QD release is quick and easy. Only real worry I have is I use this set up so much, if I don't I'm likely to drop the camera not realising I've gone out with the strap and qd.
 
Peak Design slide. I have a normal one for larger film cameras and a lite one for the digital. Wear it as a sling across the body and it's instantly accessible as well as having both hands free. Need to be careful bending over as it has a tendency to swing forwards but that's a rarity these days.
 
BlackRapid harness every time. I can walk my dogs with a lead in each hand and the camera hangs free if needed. It's my set up for motorpsort with a short telephoto zoom on the harness and one fitted on a monopod.
 
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