Black Rapid Camera Strap

[davidsview]

Has anyone got any experience with this strap?

I saw a demo of it at a workshop and it looks to be pretty neat, but I just wanted to have some first-hand reviews of it before I bought one.

http://blackrapid.com/

Thanks...

[Mike Guilbault]

I know this reply may be late, but I just found this forum.

I use the BlackRapid strap quite a bit. Mostly when I shoot weddings. I usually have my Nikon D300 w/o grip attached to the 70-200mm AF-S 2.8 lens and this is attached to the BR strap. My other D300 is around my neck with whatever lens I have for the moment. The great thing about the BR is that it hangs the camera out of the way, but can instantly be brought up to shooting position with little effort. It's very fast to use and it's actually fun to use too. I use it anywhere I'm going to be hand-holding. It also great for just walking around. It slings across the body rather than just over the shoulder so very secure. And then so easy to position for shooting.

I would have to say that this is my favourite camera (or lens) strap. The only thing, is that if you have it attached to a long lens, like the 70-200 and want to change lenses on that camera, you'll have to disconnect the strap (unscrew it) and then re-screw it to the new lens or to the camera itself. That's why I tend to put it on the 70-200 and just leave it there during a wedding. I really should get another for the other camera, but I tend to use it on a tripod a lot so haven't bothered.

Anyway... I would highly recommend it for anyone shooting hand-held, especially if using more than one camera/lens combination.

[Travis]

Looks pretty useful to me..... think I'll be picking one of those up....

the d300 70-200 combo can be daunting to keep around your neck.... i usually end up holding it by the tripod collar....


thanks for sharing...

EDIT: I only wonder if people have problems smacking the hotshoe flash off walls/posts etc when the camera is mounted at your hip

[Marko]

I recently saw a demo of this strap and it looks like a good product.

[davidsview]

All.

Thanks for your replies. I'm seriously considering this strap. I'll let you know...