wrist strap or shoulder strap?

[MikeMGB]

If I'm out with just a single camera I'll usually put a neck strap on it, unless it'll fit in a pocket then it's often on a wrist strap.

I'f I'm out with a couple of cameras and they're in a bag, it's wrist strap only, neck straps are a pain when stowing or retrieving camera from a bag.

Having said that, larger cameras like a TLR are always on a neck strap, I find wrist straps just don't work with them.

 

[kingjon]

Have a Gordy’s on my Leica and really like it. Feels more secure in the hand. The rest of my cameras have domke’s of some sort or another.

Jon

 

[Darthfeeble]

I never was able to adapt to a wrist strap. I like the idea but not for me. I use Domke straps on my heavier cameras and on the lighter ones those Lance straps that I think I got from you Joe. Both instances I use them cross body when I am moving around and then if I settle in I will bring them around in front.

 

[michaelwj]

Ideally no strap at all. The camera is in my hand ready for action (or in a bag if it's a longer outing).

How did I find no strap was for me? I suppose I got sick of dealing with a strap when the camera was in my hand. Changing cameras or getting cameras in/out of a bag is a PITA when there's a strap involved.

The exception is family outings where I don't want to take a bag but need my hands free for kid stuff. Then it's a shoulder strap, a light cloth AA one.

 

[back alley]

I never was able to adapt to a wrist strap. I like the idea but not for me. I use Domke straps on my heavier cameras and on the lighter ones those Lance straps that I think I got from you Joe. Both instances I use them cross body when I am moving around and then if I settle in I will bring them around in front.

so that's where my extra straps went to!! lol

 

[Darthfeeble]

so that's where my extra straps went to!! lol

If Lance makes a somewhat oval strap I'd be interested in that for the heavier gear. When these are cross body it's just as though you had one of those slider type straps. Just grab and bring it to eye. Thanks Joe, I've gotten two more to go with the ones from you.

 

[back alley]

If Lance makes a somewhat oval strap I'd be interested in that for the heavier gear. When these are cross body it's just as though you had one of those slider type straps. Just grab and bring it to eye. Thanks Joe, I've gotten two more to go with the ones from you.

lance is still my favourite strap...i like the roundness and the length and yes, it's like a slider...so smooth.
also, i like that i can tie it shorter if i want a camera on my chest instead of on my hip.

 

[jsrockit]

Very small cameras, wrist strap. More substantial cameras, neck strap. The largest I've gone wrist strap with in the X100F.

 

[JoeLopez]

lance is still my favourite strap...i like the roundness and the length and yes, it's like a slider...so smooth.
also, i like that i can tie it shorter if i want a camera on my chest instead of on my hip.

I find the lance cord straps I use tend to want to slide off the shoulder rather easily compared to other straps due to their shape. I'm about to order a Hawkesmill Kensington for the X100T.

 

[dmr]

Wrist for the RFs and small digital. Shoulder for the SLRs.

 

[back alley]

I find the lance cord straps I use tend to want to slide off the shoulder rather easily compared to other straps due to their shape. I'm about to order a Hawkesmill Kensington for the X100T.

i wear them over the shoulder and pull the camera body up to shoot.

 

[JoeLopez]

i wear them over the shoulder and pull the camera body up to shoot.

Wearing cross chest works fine as well while walking, perhaps the length I chose is too short to pull it up from and shoot frequently like that.

Also, If I also have a bag with me, that doesn't work very well. Over the shoulder works better for me.

 

[daveleo]

Neck strap 80% of the time (worn bandalero style). Battery in pocket. Wrist strap with the camera, cell phone, etc in a small Domke.
Depends on my mood that day, and the size of the rig.

 

[back alley]

Wearing cross chest works fine as well while walking, perhaps the length I chose is too short to pull it up from and shoot frequently like that.

Also, If I also have a bag with me, that doesn't work very well. Over the shoulder works better for me.

i ordered extra long straps...around 64 inches iirc...

 

[Dwig]

Wrist strap for smaller cameras or for daily commute during when I'd only use the camera occasionally.

Otherwise a Nikon AN-4B shoulder strap, with the faux leather pad replaced by an ultrasuede patch. When missing the convenience of wrist strap I tie a choker hitch around my wrist.

My method exactly. Well, my old, red Panny G-1 has the rather rare wine colored AN-4W, but its functionally the same. Along with a couple of AN-4B straps, I also have an old Canon strap that is a match to the Nikon AN-4Y except it is silver grey instead of yellow and has Canon's logo woven into it. These are mostly 25-35 years old, have been used extensively, and are still in good shape.

A short, relatively narrow neck strap can function as a wrist strap by just looping around your wrist. It's the best of both worlds.

 

[mpaniagua]

Wrist when taking a camera that I can put into my pocket or when I want camera to be discreet.

Shoulder/neck strap when using a large camera (Rolleiflex) or taking the camera for a long period of time.

By the way, camera straps get changed often on my cameras, depending on situation or mood.

Regards

Marcelo

 

[mdarnton]

I have a bunch of 60s-style thin leather neck neck straps that I made, replicas of the Schwalberg Strapateer strap. When I want to carry a camera in my hand, I loop the strap around my wrist a couple of times until the camera hangs just right for holding in my hand. I usually only do this when I'm carrying a lens like my 50/1.1 Nokton that worries me that it might tear out the strap lugs some day, and when I'm using that I like a hand grip on the camera, too. 🙂

 

[AlexBG]

I've always been an unhappy wriststrap and unhappy neck strap guy, wrist for smaller cameras, neck for larger. Always felt uncomfortable but has saved the camera a few times so stuck with it. Just got https://www.facebook.com/HyperionCameraStraps/ one of these in the longest length, perfect cross body strap for the leica. The connector loops are not the best but for the price and ease I'm very happy. Camera is very secure cross bosy and easy to get pictures with.

 

[Dogman]

Everything I own has a neck strap except for the Ricoh GRII. It has a wrist strap that I seldom use. I just carry it in a pocket most of the time, using the wrist strap only when I remove it to make a picture or when I use the 21mm equivalent conversion lens.

I like to keep my hands free. Seems I always need to carry or handle something other than a camera. Sometimes I carry a camera with the strap over my shoulder but it needs frequent readjusting otherwise it will slide off. I hate the cross chest method of carrying a single camera--it would require an extra long strap for someone of my size anyway. Having a camera around my neck is not a great solution but it's the best compromise I've found.

 

[Tony Whitney]

General, I prefer wrist straps for smaller cameras and have tried many. Gordy's are great and I have many on various cameras. I like the string loop attachments unless the camera is really heavy. I recently bought an X-Pro II and am using it with an Artisan & Artist wrist strap made from fabric and leather. It's very comfortable and as I would never use a camera without some kind of strap, I loop my hand through it before the camera is removed from its small Ona bag, which is worn bandolier-style. Works for me! Cheers all. Tony