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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... ?/?
Message edited by author 2008-12-17 16:06:46.
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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.
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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.
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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). |
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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). |
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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. |
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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.
Message edited by author 2008-12-17 16:41:36.
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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. |
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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 ?
Message edited by author 2008-12-17 16:51:06.
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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. |
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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. |
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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: 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. |
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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: 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. |
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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! |
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12/17/2008 05:20:47 PM · #15 |
well, encouraging you to get a camera strap, maybe.
and happy your camera survived your injuries ;)
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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? |
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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 |
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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
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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.
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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:) |
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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.
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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: 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. |
Message edited by author 2008-12-17 20:58:16.
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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: 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
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12/17/2008 09:01:57 PM · #24 |
mine's brown. and dirty, and stained, and well worn ;}
some trends never die...
Originally posted by JDubsgirl: 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:) |
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12/17/2008 09:03:37 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by soup: now we're talkin' !!
as long as you're actually still using it...
Originally posted by ambaker: 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. | |
Still use it. Once in a while people will ask what the cannisters are for. Depending on my mood...
1. I smuggle dope in there.
2. I put the pictures in there when the memory cards are full.
3. Film
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