camera straps - DPChallenge Forums

12/17/2008 04:04:54 PM · #1

how old is the camera strap you use ?

i've got a Domke strap i've had since i was 15 - so about 20yrs old now...

it's been on an old Nikon F1 ( i think ) - a canon AL-1, a canon 300d, a canon 10d, and now my current canon 30d. BTW - the canon AL-1 has one of those cheesy 'canon digital' straps mounted on it ;)

it's been to costa rica, the bahamas, st. thomas, the czech republic, poland, and canada, and up and down the east coast of the USA.

i can't give it up - it's part of me - well that and it hasn't worn out yet.

it's got a nice rubber gripper to keep it from sliding around, and can be shortened to a wrist/hand strap instead of around the neck.

it's never been washed.

anyone got an older strap they're still using... ?/?

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Prof_Fate

12/17/2008 04:12:57 PM · #2

op/tech pro strap about 4 years now, maybe 5. Got one on every camera (each a different color).

Can't say I've got such an emotional attachment as you do though.

12/17/2008 04:19:05 PM · #3

hehe - just trying to have some fun.

but not lying about my camera strap...

Message edited by author 2008-12-17 16:20:30.

12/17/2008 04:19:45 PM · #4

I wonder am I the only person who has never used a camera strap and has no desire to use one? I find it gets in the way (and I've never dropped my camera).

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

12/17/2008 04:21:32 PM · #5

i would venture - you are in a substantial minority there...

Originally posted by KarenNfld:

I wonder am I the only person who has never used a camera strap and has no desire to use one? I find it gets in the way (and I've never dropped my camera).

roba

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

12/17/2008 04:34:10 PM · #6

Originally posted by KarenNfld:

I wonder am I the only person who has never used a camera strap and has no desire to use one? I find it gets in the way (and I've never dropped my camera).

I use the same op/tech pro straps that

Prof_Fate uses, but half of the time they are un-hooked, so you are not alone. When they ARE attached, I find that I use them as stabilizers (hooked around the elbow) and very rarely around my neck.

12/17/2008 04:41:26 PM · #7

so do you walk around one handed all the time ? ( one hand taken by the holding of the camera )

i don't get it.

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12/17/2008 04:43:47 PM · #8

Originally posted by soup:

so do you walk around one handed all the time ? ( one hand taken by the holding of the camera )

i don't get it.

Why would I need two hands free to walk around? Yes, one hand is holding the camera.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

12/17/2008 04:50:29 PM · #9

i dunno for balance, and to pick things up and the normal stuff you don't think about having two hands for....

you mean you don't walk on your hands ?

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smichener

Nikon D300

12/17/2008 04:55:48 PM · #10

I use a strap from the 1970's with a funky hypnotic pattern on one side, and the other side is suede with an elastic band to hold my film canisters. I get all kinds of looks, but I had to resist the Nikon D80 strap.

12/17/2008 04:58:30 PM · #11

Originally posted by soup:

i dunno for balance, and to pick things up and the normal stuff you don't think about having two hands for....

you mean you don't walk on your hands ?

LOL. I've fallen twice while out with my camera in my hand. Once in the snow and once on a trail. Both times I was lying on the ground with my camera hand outstretched above me....both times my camera was fine. Me, not so much. A sprained ankle once and bruised knees the other time.

12/17/2008 05:02:36 PM · #12

damn - there's one who's beaten me. nice work there - good to be loyal ;)

Originally posted by scmichener:

12/17/2008 05:04:04 PM · #13

knock on wood - throw some salt over your shoulder. it sounds like it's only a matter of time until that thing flies from your hand.... ;)

Originally posted by KarenNfld:

12/17/2008 05:07:32 PM · #14

Originally posted by soup:

knock on wood - throw some salt over your shoulder. it sounds like it's only a matter of time until that thing flies from your hand.... ;)

You're encouraging!

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

12/17/2008 05:20:47 PM · #15

well, encouraging you to get a camera strap, maybe.

and happy your camera survived your injuries ;)

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

12/17/2008 07:28:17 PM · #16

Originally posted by soup:

damn - there's one who's beaten me. nice work there - good to be loyal ;)

Originally posted by scmichener:
I use a strap from the 1970's with a funky hypnotic pattern on one side, and the other side is suede with an elastic band to hold my film canisters. I get all kinds of looks, but I had to resist the Nikon D80 strap.

I have a guitar strap from the '60s that I still use -- does that count?

smichener

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

12/17/2008 08:00:05 PM · #17

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by soup:
damn - there's one who's beaten me. nice work there - good to be loyal ;)

Originally posted by scmichener:
I use a strap from the 1970's with a funky hypnotic pattern on one side, and the other side is suede with an elastic band to hold my film canisters. I get all kinds of looks, but I had to resist the Nikon D80 strap.

I have a guitar strap from the '60s that I still use -- does that count?

mine is just like one of those guitar straps, but shorter

MattO

Nikon D4

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

12/17/2008 08:09:38 PM · #18

I use a new camera strap every time I get a new camera..........of course that means a new one every few weeks. :D

Actually the one on my 1DMKIII is about a year and 2 months old, and the one on my 1DMKIIn is brand new as the previous owner never opened it. I carry two cameras with me all the time so one is always tossed over my shoulder.

Matt

ambaker

Google Glass Google Glass

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

12/17/2008 08:38:30 PM · #19

I've got an old Kodak strap that started out on my Yashica TL-Electro X, then to my Canon A-1. I still have the aluminum screw top film containers from back in the day, in the elastic holders. I've had it for 30 years now.

LadyK

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/17/2008 08:53:49 PM · #20

mine's about 2 years old:) i want to get a cool colorful one that i can hang on to forever. too bad my photo place doesnt sell coolio ones. so yeh, maybe in 20 years i can boast i have an old crotchey strap:)

12/17/2008 08:56:59 PM · #21

no !! i could use one of those too - well one as old as my CAMERA strap anyway... ;)

Originally posted by GeneralE:

I have a guitar strap from the '60s that I still use -- does that count?

Message edited by author 2008-12-17 21:03:09.

12/17/2008 08:58:03 PM · #22

now we're talkin' !!

as long as you're actually still using it...

Originally posted by ambaker:

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12/17/2008 08:59:20 PM · #23

i hate to say it, but if it's got canon digital embroidered in it - it's lame !

Originally posted by MattO: