voit strap

[back alley]

does anyone have the voitlander strap for their bessa camera?
what do you think of it?

the ads read that it's 35 inches long, not adjustable.
anyone use a non adjustable strap? what do you think?

(yes, it's a slow day at the office)

joe

 

[Peter]

I use the CV Deluxe strap for all my Bessas. The strap is strong and very well made of rope material and reinforced with leather at the ends. It even has leather pieces that prevent the split rings from damaging the camera body. The fixed length does have some problem if you are carrying two cameras at any moment of time. But it is much more comfortable and stylish than the nylon strap that comes with the Bessas. 😀

 

[rover]

I bought the deluxe strap with my R. Shoulda just got a Gripper (Domke). The CV straps are ok, but the deluxe is not worth $25 or whatever they are charging, and I would rather an adjustable one.

 

[back alley]

rover,

wanna sell your strap?
or trade for some filters?
or maybe a minolta 7s in nice shape?

joe

 

[Stu :)]

I've seen the Voigtlander strap, it's also sold as a Jessop's strap and by another 3rd party (which I can't remember). The deluxe strap cost $60NZ, the Jessop's one is $14NZ. Only differance is that the Voigtlander logo.

I must be a freak, but I quite like the strap my R came with. Sure it's thin has heck, but it's quite soft and doesn't chafe. The worse strap I've got is my Hasselblad strap.

Stu 🙂

 

[back alley]

i don't need the logo. think i'll search the web for the jessop's.
thanks stu!

joe

 

[back alley]

so, jessop's is a store? in the uk and new zealand??

none here in the frozen north.
can anyone point me in the right direction?

joe

 

[back alley]

ok, i found jessop's but can't find the strap.
it's late, i'm tired...good nite!

joe

 

[back alley]

so rover, are you thinking about selling that strap?

joe

 

[Todd.Hanz]

Joe,
if you're looking for a really comfortable strap, this is the best I have found. Wide at the neck to distribute the weight across a larger area, it feels really good esp. with a heavy camera.
See this: http://www.shopdirect.com/Lowepro/20709.html

Todd

 

[back alley]

thanks todd, i've seen something very similar locally but didn't check it out very closely. maybe tomorrow i'll head out for a better look.
i don't really need a new strap, i'm using an old leica strap on the bessa now but just felt the urge to have something different. i tend to get bored easy and look for even small changes.

joe

 

[That Guy]

Joe,
if you're looking for a really comfortable strap, this is the best I have found. Wide at the neck to distribute the weight across a larger area, it feels really good esp. with a heavy camera.
See this: http://www.shopdirect.com/Lowepro/20709.html

Todd

That looks just like my Promaster strap. You can see it here. I like it very much for my SLR, which is heavier. It feels a tad big, though, for my little Bessa. But you're right on Todd; it's very comfortable.

I've actually thought about getting a Voit strap myself.

 

[ZeissFan]

Mine came with the cheap nylon strap that I came to like after a time.

However, I use the Domke Gripper on many of my cameras. Comfortable and very sturdy.

For heavier cameras, I use the wide strap and for lighter cameras the thin strap.

 

[back alley]

the gripper comes in different widths?

not in my local camera store!

joe

 

[ZeissFan]

The narrow one is about 1 inch, and the wider one about 1 1/2 inches. Really good size for the heavier cameras, such as a Rolleiflex, a Contax IIIa (meter makes the cameras pretty darn heavy) and other older pre-1970 gear.

 

[back alley]

thanks mike.
i think the ones carried around here are the wider straps.
the one inchers might be more to my liking.

joe