Let's talk Camera Straps

Let's talk Camera Straps

  • Neck Strap

    Votes: 123 80.9%

  • Wrist Strap

    Votes: 31 20.4%

  • Other Strap

    Votes: 8 5.3%

  • No Strap

    Votes: 13 8.6%
  • Total voters
    152
1" wide Domke Gripper over the shoulder is my usual goto strap. I like the Peak Design attachment system for their straps, but hate the straps. Too bulky.

If I'm shooting video and stills with different cameras, I like the Peak Design Clip on my belt to switch back and forth quickly.
 
Harry Benz Urushi wrist strap. Strong and stylish. Use it with Peak Design Capture Clip v3 on either belt or backpack strap. Makes carrying heavy camera so much more comfortable.
 
For 35mm cameras only wrist straps. The camera stays in a bag until I want to use it.
My straps are always handmade using nylon cords or straps.
 
Used to use Peak design straps, but found I never adjusted them, so now it's rope straps all the way. Very, very comfortable.
 
JP Owens said:
1" wide Domke Gripper over the shoulder is my usual goto strap. I like the Peak Design attachment system for their straps, but hate the straps. Too bulky.

If I'm shooting video and stills with different cameras, I like the Peak Design Clip on my belt to switch back and forth quickly.
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The 1" domke is the only strap for me. Carrying two body/lens combos is a much more enjoyable experience with them. Non-slip off the shoulder.
 
emraphoto said:
The 1" domke is the only strap for me. Carrying two body/lens combos is a much more enjoyable experience with them. Non-slip off the shoulder.
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I have a lot of straps (too many), some expensive, some not, but the Domke is the best. Yes, Non-slip off the shoulder.
 
I am fairly convinced that too many cameras on too many narrow straps for too many decades are responsible for the osteoarthritis in my neck.

R.
 
I got the long Artisan & Artist silk cord strap for my Leica M9-P and it's the best I've ever used. It with goes on bandoleer style or I wrap it around my forearm. It is easily the best strap for winding around your arm I've ever used.
 
The DOMKE strap sells for $16. How much was the Artisan & Artist silk cord strap? Most "first class" straps cost around $150-$225.
 
I'm partial to the Op-Tech EZ comfort strap for those cameras that don't require some type of ring to attach the strap. For example, the Leica M5 has those flat lugs, for which a strap like this fits through easily. Rated at 7 lbs, these sell for $9.95 at B&H.

The Nikon AN-4B strap is very discrete, does the same as the Op Tech above, but has greater strength. The Op Tech has spongy rubber which makes it more comfortable. Unlike most of their other straps, this Nikon strap has no logo visible anywhere. The Nikon sells for $23.95 at B&H.

Finally, I do like the Leica 14312 strap for those cameras that require some metal ring to attach to the lugs. I bought a used one from KEH to go with my new to me Nikon F3. They attach very easily, and the locking plastic part not only prevents loss of the attachment, they also protect the body from strap rub. New, these go for $49.95 at B&H.

I don't have any relationship with B&H, except that I often buy from them, so the prices are easily available on my computer.
 
I've tried Gordy's (both neck and wrist), Up-Strap, and several others (including a Luigi that simply came apart with its cheap glue and poor stitching). But have settled on:

M6 has a Wapiti on it, intermittently at least. At other times, it gets a 1" Domke Gripper.

M4 has an adjustable homemade paracord strap.

IIIc, Oly Trip 35 (x2), have no straps.

(If I need a strap for the A7ii, then I put on the Up-Strap since its mechanism is so quick to take on or remove.)

I don't, however, use split rings at all anymore on my rangefinders. Instead, I use little loops of thick waxed thread (inspired by Gordy's wrist strap connections). This eliminates lug wear entirely. Yes, the waxed threads fray and need replacing at regular intervals. But I always have a small supply of waxed thread in my camera bags and it takes just seconds to tie up a new one and replace a worn one. I switched to this after the lugs on a ZI wore down to razor sharp edges in just two years and Zeiss quoted me some $150 - $200 to replace them.
 
maggieo said:
It was in that price range. For me, it is worth the money.

This is the one I own.

The Domke is too short for the way I use my straps.
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Thank you for the link.
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raid said:
The DOMKE strap sells for $16. How much was the Artisan & Artist silk cord strap? Most "first class" straps cost around $150-$225.
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Raid, that's all too rational an answer. We're talking about aficionados of aspheric lenses, 1.0 -1.4 maximum apertures and all things Leica. A strap budget?..... i don't think it will get universal acceptance;)
 
maggieo said:
I got the long Artisan & Artist silk cord strap for my Leica M9-P and it's the best I've ever used. It with goes on bandoleer style or I wrap it around my forearm. It is easily the best strap for winding around your arm I've ever used.
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Same for me .
Have the AA silk cord long straps on all my M bodies .
 
This is the original leather Leica strap from the fifties and sixties. By far my favorite. The best quality leather in the world.

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These are nice too, for the early Nikon rangefinders. However, the quality of the leather is not as good as the Leica stuff.

Erik.

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All the old leather straps that I've ever seen - except by Nikon and Kodak - have been brittle and useless. What makes the Nikon F and Kodak straps different is that there is an inner plastic liner which is what actually carries the weight. If the leather cracks and breaks, your camera won't crash.
 
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