what camera strap are you using these days?

Steve_Pfost said:
Are these straps worth the money? I've looked into them. Not sure if you're paying for function or just looks. Although they do look like they're made of high quality materials.
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They're very well made with soft leather, good hardware & the length adjustments suit my needs. When you have them in hand it's easier to appreciate goods made in small batches by craftspeople, in comparison with those stamped out in large volume in a factory half way around the globe.
 
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Question for the strap-gurus
I have this old one with no brand but the attachment system is aweosme, easy to use and quite secure
Any idea of who made these?
 

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Just a thin gray Peak Design strap these days, when I use a long strap. I have enough anchors to keep them on my cameras, until I get tired of them and pull them off, as happens sometimes.
 
I use one of the round section rope ‘straps’, mainly because it slides easily over clothing. So I can wear my camera bandolier-style across one shoulder under my coat/jacket, but still bring it up to the eye quickly. Very comfortable. Mine has nicely made leather ends with protectors to prevent the split rings scuffing the camera. The rope is much easier to wrap around your wrist if you want to carry the camera in your hand for a while. Disadvantage is that length is not adjustable.
 
I've got two original Strapateers that have been on a bunch of Leicas since the late 60s and a half-dozen or so copies that I made over the years. Best strap EVER for carrying an M and collapsible Summicron under your arm under a coat in the winter.
 
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I could not believe the condition of the strap that came with my latest Goodwill camera. I don't think it's ever been used. The part that goes on the camera lugs aren't even worn either. I may have to use this when riding my bike with a camera.
 
Dogman said:
Ciesta brand from Amazon. Korean made quality leather and nylon. About 40 bucks.
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Still using. Wide ones on Nikons, thin ones on Fujis. They just get better with age. But, last time I looked, Amazon no longer sells them.



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I like how the rubber on the Think Tank straps keeps it on my shoulder, and the thinner size. I have Black Rapid setup on my work Sony and like how the strap is not hanging over my hands, but did not want the carabiner connector with my rangefinder. So, I use a BR connector on the bottom so there is nothing hanging over my right hand when holding the camera to my eye. I usually carry on my shoulder with a hand on the camera which makes it quick to bring up.

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I'm also a big fan of the basic Leica 14312 strap, and have used them on numerous different cameras over the last 30-odd years without issue.
 
I keep switching between Lance and Domke. I like the smooth of the Lance but the pressure of the round gets to me in my dotterage, the Domke, both 1" and 1.5" are kinder to my arthritic neck.
 
Still using the PD Leash ... have attachment nubbins on most of my cameras, swap the strap around as required.

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I never looked back after to switching to Peak Design. I have a leash type strap and a long strap for over the shoulder carrying. All my cameras have the lugs attached. I wish I'd done it sooner.
 
Used my OP/Tech for D/SLRs since the 90s and still going strong, I like the thin Lumix ones that come OEM for the Lumix mirrorless cameras and recently aquired a nice older Leitz strap that came attached to the Ricoh XR-1, that is rather nice.

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Doug A said:
Peak Design Anchor Links directly attached to each of my 35mm cameras (no rings, I use lacing twine to pull the cord loop through the strap lugs) and just one very broken in tan Domke 1" Web Camera Strap with Swivel Quick Release shared among them.
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Thank you for this tip!

I just started swapping over the Peak Design anchor/links (on a Luma Labs Cinch 2) and was annoyed I couldn't get the loops through the lugs. This worked great.
 
Peak Design for my M4 and a6400. Used the lacing twine trick too to get the anchors pulled through the M4 lugs. Now also thinking about getting additional anchors for the SQ-B.

Reason for using them on the M4 and a6400 is that sometimes I want to carry them on a strap and sometimes in a coat pocket. For the SQ-B it would be more because of using it alternately on and off a tripod..
 
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