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 10/06/2005 03:18:05 PM · #26
thank god for inventing straps. I think my camera would be dead by now if I didn't have it.

at the tripod, sometimes it bothers me, then I just put it around my neck ;)
 10/06/2005 03:22:30 PM · #27
Wow! Okay - my strap stays on - thank you. The alternatives suggested by you all look very interesting. Thanks very much.
 10/06/2005 03:58:37 PM · #28
Just bought a grip strap...can't wait to use it. I've been wrapping my neck strap around my wrist, which gives me ease of mind.
10/06/2005 04:02:09 PM · #29
always use the neck strap, dont wanna drop another camera, droped one before, ouch
 10/07/2005 08:23:02 AM · #30
Looked on ebay last night and noticed some grip straps are like gloves. Which is better?

Glove

Grip Strap

Message edited by author 2005-10-07 08:26:52.
 10/07/2005 08:35:24 AM · #31
Depends on the dress...


10/07/2005 08:47:29 AM · #32
Originally posted by jonr:
Depends on the dress...


Did you read the whole thread?
 10/07/2005 09:31:10 AM · #33
I don't care for the strap, but I know that I'm never going to take it off. I just wrap it around my wrist. Like others have said...there's something comforting about it. Then of course if I give the camera to my 6-year old she is REQUIRED to have the strap around her neck to prevent it from falling on the ground.
 10/07/2005 09:32:55 AM · #34
Originally posted by tcmartin:
Strap or strapless?

Grip Strap



What does this strap look like ON a camera?
 10/07/2005 09:44:56 AM · #35
i've got both the regular strap and the hand strap on my camera. I use at least one of the other all the time.
 10/07/2005 09:51:58 AM · #36
I always have the neck strap on, I don't have it around my neck when shooting though. But it comes in handy when I am moving from location to location taking outdoor portraits because I my hands are usually loaded down with all my other stuff.
 10/07/2005 10:37:38 AM · #37
I hate neck straps! They're always getting in the way, and the Canon strap is a pain to attach and remove.

I've found that a really good assistant is a much better alternative. One that anticipates your needs and slaps the right equipment into your hand without being asked (like a nurse in surgery) is indispensable. They're also great for carrying around large, heavy camera equipment bags, tripods, lunch, and other bulky stuff.

Of course they can also be a pain in the ass too. They always want something; like pay, restroom breaks, yada, yada... They're always whining too, like "Aww, but I don't want to go into the river. It's too cold!" and stuff like that.

Still, I̢۪ll take a good assistant over a neck strap any day.


10/07/2005 11:06:48 AM · #38
Here's my 2 cents..

2 - 20$ strap can save a 1000+$ camera...I'll go with the strap and forgo any annoyances that the strap may produce.



edit cause I can't spell

Message edited by author 2005-10-07 12:44:03.
 10/07/2005 11:08:36 AM · #39
Originally posted by micknewton:
I hate neck straps! They're always getting in the way, and the Canon strap is a pain to attach and remove.

I've found that a really good assistant is a much better alternative. One that anticipates your needs and slaps the right equipment into your hand without being asked (like a nurse in surgery) is indispensable. They're also great for carrying around large, heavy camera equipment bags, tripods, lunch, and other bulky stuff.

Of course they can also be a pain in the ass too. They always want something; like pay, restroom breaks, yada, yada... They're always whining too, like "Aww, but I don't want to go into the river. It's too cold!" and stuff like that.

Still, I̢۪ll take a good assistant over a neck strap any day.


I bet your photo's pay very well? lol!
 10/07/2005 11:15:53 AM · #40
ROFL!!

Originally posted by jonr:
Depends on the dress...
10/07/2005 11:18:35 AM · #41
One of the best accessories out there is a good contour neckstrap. I like the Promaster it costs $15 and is made of neoprene so it has some strecth to it to eliminate drop shock, and has 1/2" click snaps on both ends. I made up a wrist strap that clicks into the connector if the wrist strap is better for a given situation, but almost never use it. Trusting your grip on the camera body in a crowded situation is inviting disaster.
 10/07/2005 11:30:28 AM · #42
I own a strap, an OP/Tech Neopreme one, that still looks practically new even though its about ten years old and probably been connected to 25-30 cameras. 90% of my photography I have the camera nailed down on a tripod, and when I'm on the move the camera is usually on the tripod on my shoulder. Most of the time it would be in the way, but on the very rare occsions that it would be helpful I'll use it.
 10/07/2005 11:45:05 AM · #43
if i had an assistant, i'd fire them if the didn't use a neck strap with any camera not going back into a case. :-)

i shoot vertical using my battery grip too much...a grip strap would require to much wiggling in an out.

and i don't trust quick release plastic clips either.
10/07/2005 01:08:01 PM · #44
Shucks, I thought this would be a discussion about bras.
 10/07/2005 01:50:03 PM · #45
i got a op/tech neck strap - gretest thing in the world. throw away your dumb canon one and get this thing. not expensive and TONS more comfortable. it has quick releases on it to get the strap out of the way for tripod use.

i also got a grip strap from them. i like it, but at $27 not sure i'd recomend it unless you have a real need or desire. it is handy to hold the cam in one had and know you won't be dropping it, great for weddings too, where you have to hold the cam for 6 to 8 hours.
 10/07/2005 01:57:20 PM · #46
Originally posted by micknewton:
I hate neck straps! They're always getting in the way, and the Canon strap is a pain to attach and remove.

I've found that a really good assistant is a much better alternative. One that anticipates your needs and slaps the right equipment into your hand without being asked (like a nurse in surgery) is indispensable. They're also great for carrying around large, heavy camera equipment bags, tripods, lunch, and other bulky stuff.

Of course they can also be a pain in the ass too. They always want something; like pay, restroom breaks, yada, yada... They're always whining too, like "Aww, but I don't want to go into the river. It's too cold!" and stuff like that.



You forgot another common assistant complaint: While waist deep in the swamp - "Hey, that log with eyes that was right over there, where did it go?"


10/07/2005 06:58:44 PM · #47
Originally posted by biteme:
Originally posted by micknewton:
I hate neck straps! They're always getting in the way, and the Canon strap is a pain to attach and remove.

I've found that a really good assistant is a much better alternative. One that anticipates your needs and slaps the right equipment into your hand without being asked (like a nurse in surgery) is indispensable. They're also great for carrying around large, heavy camera equipment bags, tripods, lunch, and other bulky stuff.

Of course they can also be a pain in the ass too. They always want something; like pay, restroom breaks, yada, yada... They're always whining too, like "Aww, but I don't want to go into the river. It's too cold!" and stuff like that.

Still, I̢۪ll take a good assistant over a neck strap any day.


I bet your photo's pay very well? lol!


I just sold my first photos last week. I got $75 from a company that wants to use this photo on their web site...


And I got $50 from a New York Times columnist that wants to use this photo in PowerPoint presentations, to accompany lectures on topics like glamour, luxury, and aesthetics in business.


Not too bad, considering that I wasn't even trying to sell them. :)

Oh, and I didn't use a neck strap for either shot.


10/07/2005 07:02:09 PM · #48
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Originally posted by micknewton:
I hate neck straps! They're always getting in the way, and the Canon strap is a pain to attach and remove.

I've found that a really good assistant is a much better alternative. One that anticipates your needs and slaps the right equipment into your hand without being asked (like a nurse in surgery) is indispensable. They're also great for carrying around large, heavy camera equipment bags, tripods, lunch, and other bulky stuff.

Of course they can also be a pain in the ass too. They always want something; like pay, restroom breaks, yada, yada... They're always whining too, like "Aww, but I don't want to go into the river. It's too cold!" and stuff like that.



You forgot another common assistant complaint: While waist deep in the swamp - "Hey, that log with eyes that was right over there, where did it go?"


LOL! Yup, good help is hard to find these days. It seems like everybody wants to live forever, and be "safe" at all times. Bunch of sissies! :)


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