The Wired "The Right Way to Attach Your Camera Strap and Avoid Disaster"

If you need an instructable, your camera belongs on the floor.
I just bought a Nikon DF could anyone tell me where I look to take a picture?
 
I use double loops, but I go the right way. The way they do it in the article, you have this weird dangly end sticking out of the middle of the loop. Why not just route it through the other way, like the strap comes and like all the pictures from camera strap manufacturers show?

Here is a picture of one at B&H that shows what I mean. Note how different it looks from the instructions on Wired.com:
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-Greg
 
Since SLRs became popular again, I've seen all sorts of weird ways.
But long story short: why do computer magazines (though Wired is a bit broader in scope) write photography articles?
 
The right clip for a DF would be a 1970s wide embroidered guitar strap with those metal snap links clicked directly into the triangular lugs. Although the metal on plastic connections might not hold up like a quality camera (such as a Nikon EM) used to.
 
Takkun said:
Since SLRs became popular again, I've seen all sorts of weird ways.
But long story short: why do computer magazines (though Wired is a bit broader in scope) write photography articles?
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WIRED is not a computer magazine. It has a gadget section and it even has a design section and often features interesting photography. Recently they showed how to make a microscope from some bolts, perspex and the lens from a laser pointer. Bill Gates guest edited an issue recently. It had a global perspective on many things, not including computers at all as I recall.

I don't like how they do the strap: I want the two strands parallel all the way so it sits right and is as flat as possible. But double through the buckle? Of course.
 
It does have a "teaching your grandmother to suck eggs" kind of feel to it. What do these people they are instructing think the funny "square figure 8" bit of plastic is doing on the strap?

When I read this (before I went to the link) I assumed someone was suggesting doubling the loose end back again through the figure 8 yet again like a rock climbing harness buckle from the 80's. I thought that was overkill, if not impossible. The first pic instead shows a situation that is quite definitely "kill" to any camera.

I say, thread the tail inside or outside, whatever floats your boat. Toss the little plastic ring away entirely if you want.

And if you need this instructable, DON'T USE A STRAP LIKE THIS AT ALL. Use one of these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006UHZ7OQ

But if you do need the instructable and you are considering the setup I have linked to, make sure you get someone to check your climbing harness...
 
Most people with a "camera" that requires a strap will be able to figure it out.

I stick my strap through the loop and tie it in a knot. Holds great. 😀
 
sc_rufctr said:
Basic info but the comments were interesting to say the least. lol

I'm glad this site doesn't allow trash like that.
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You mean like the guy that thought you had to spend thousands of dollars to be considered a photographer? 😀 I'm glad I don't have a comment account on that site; I was ready to give him a piece of my mind...
 
I think it's a bit of a silly site. The strap thing is daft enough but they link to an article, which claims that you should keep your laptop battery between 40% and 80% charge. Makes me wonder why the manufacturers bother with the extra 20%.

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Because the more times you charge it to 100%, the shorter the cell life is. That's solid science, lithium ion cells deteriorate more rapidly when charged to 100% or discharged to zero. Almost every li-ion-using device reports 100% charge at less than 100% of the rated capacity of the cells.

They include the extra 20% so that the 80% it's wise to use is bigger. Same as how most lenses have wider apertures than their sharpest aperture.
 
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