Your favorite camera strap?

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My favorite strap for a long time has been the Tamrac N-45. This is the one with a suede-like neck pad and ballistic nylon and plastic quick-release clips. I find it's very comfortable worn to the side, either over my left shoulder or around my neck and right shoulder so that the camera hangs low on my left hip where it's out of my way but I can reach it. I have this strap on my F100 and it's perfect. My fiance bought a Canon Rebel and she hated the strap that it came with. I showed her the Tamrac and ended up buying one for her, because she liked it that much. It seems like a little thing, but if you use your camera a lot, the strap is very important.
 

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My favorite is no strap at all.

I keep the camera in a waist or shoulder bag with an extra lens or two.
I can pull it out of the bag fast enough. When I am shooting the camera is never lower than my nose.
 

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I have several Domke bags, and many here seem to like the Domke Gripper strap... I'm going to have to try one, it looks like the same basic strap as those that hold their bags.
 

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I didn't expect a "poll" about straps. But, hey, that's not a bad idea.
I got a yellow/black special strap from Nikon when on assignment at a race track in 1985. Its bright yellow with a black line in the middle and the Nikon logo in itallics five times. There's a buckle to adjust the length. It is 5cm wide. The standard and ugly black nylon tips going into the strap rings attached to the camera are in soft resistant plastic here. Much better. Its comfortable and pleasant to use, especially when carrying a motorised F3 with a telelens.
This model which was sold in Asia in the 1980s never came to Europe. They also appeared in red, blue then beige. A narrower model, in yellow or red, was also made. I got both of them off ebay.
They occasionnally appear on auction sites and sell for 15-20 dollars.
 

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Hey folks! I've been looking around the net with no luck for a strap w/built in 35mm pockets/holsters. Any suggestions?
 

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Rolleicord Strap

Any ideas as to a good strap for a Rolleicord Va. I don't care for the Lowepro strap I currently have rigged for it.
 

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My favorite is my red Canon "Official 35mm Camera of the 1984 Olympic Games" strap that came with my first F-1. It is about two inches wide, made of a single-layer canvas (or some sort of canvas-like blend), and has well-made self-locking spring clips on each end and a big well-made "buckle" to adjust the length. It is simple and well built. I also like it because it is red.

My second favorite is the thin black strap that is on my second F-1 body. It is about 1/2 inch wide and is synthetic. It can chafe sometimes, but it is very compact when you wrap it up, and never gets tangled.

My third favorites are new straps made by Tamrac. They are of the quick release variety, and I use them on my cameras that have slots for the strap, such as my Mamiya Press or C-series cameras. They are about 1 inch thick, and have a suede pad in the middle. They cost about 20 bucks each from Samy's. I like the pad for the heavier medium format cameras, and I also like being able to quickly remove the straps when using a tripod.

Here is the last one at B&H: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/53517-REG/Tamrac_N4511_N_45_Universal_Quick_Release.html
 

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Stay AWAY from 'quick release' clip type straps.

I had a Nikon (DSLR, but that's irrelevant to this story) with an 80-200 2.8 on it come crashing to hard concrete from shoulder height (I'm 6'2") because a crappy little clip released on its own as I walked around.

No one needs that and it's only a matter of time til that happens. They're shite. Shun 'em.
 

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My favorite straps were a wide blue on black Minolta strap, a narrow Nikon strap with a wide strap for around the neck, a wide Tamron strap, a wide Hasselblad strap and a narrow Hasselblad strap.

Steve
 

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I use the same strap, but I have zip-tied the "quick release" buckles together as I don't trust 'em with my (heavy) Nikon F3HP with MD4 motordrive and zoom lens.
 

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Can't say I have much of an opinion on lens straps, can't say I care for the really thin ones, I tend to use straps about an inch wide, depends on the size of the camera, on my Bronica I have an elasticated one!
 

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A thick, 1.5 cm wide worn black leather strap with matching worn black 35 mm SLR.
 

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The UP Strap is the only way to go.............

I have tried many different versions of the OP-Tech variety, but not one keeps the camera on my shoulder like the UP Strap.

Note: This applies to 35mm/DSLR only. I rarely use a strap with the Hasselblad, but their wide strap is the one I like best.

Ron
 
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Straps tend to annoy me so I don't use one..... but when I did, my favorite was a Gibson guitar strap )
 

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Nikon AH-4 hand strap

My F100 and D200 both have Nikon AH-4 hand straps, which slip on like a glove. Highly adjustable, fast to use, very secure, and much less noticeable in a crowd. You can relax your hand and let your wrist take the weight while carrying, avoiding tiring and finger cramps. Allows quick reaction and complete freedom of movement while framing and shooting. They are the only really high quality hand straps I've found, and I wasted money on several cheaper versions before I finally paid $65 each for a pair of these from a Hong Kong dealer. Expensive and hard to find, and worth every penny.

For rangefinders and lighter cameras I use various permanently-installed (not snap-together) neck straps, which are fine when around your neck, but don't ever carry a camera around in your hand with the neck strap dangling from it. The strap is positively guaranteed to catch on something as you pass by, snatching it instantly from your relaxed grip. My wallet and I learned that lesson the hard way a long time ago.
 
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