Tripod Mount Broke out from Camera Strap
Mar 28, 2014 13:18:35 #
MT Shooter wrote:
I am not challenging the event. I am saying the failure is in the camera construction of the base plate anchored only in plastic. Same damage could happen with a falling tripod. I cannot blame the strap for this damage.Not the case. I was right behind him on the stairs when this happened. That's about as first hand as it can get.
Mar 29, 2014 07:47:22 #
Mar 29, 2014 07:50:33 #
I just don't like the way it hangs.Hard to get the camera up and shooting for me. I have a sling strap and a hand strap on the camera. My hand just slids into the camera strap and I am off shooting. Arhrus isn't fun any more.:(
Erv
Erv
Mar 29, 2014 08:07:52 #
Mar 29, 2014 09:10:09 #
ole sarg
Loc: south florida
Haven't seen the kind of damage pictured but have seen a smashed camera because the screw came loose and the camera fall from the wrist strap.
Mar 29, 2014 09:21:17 #
Psergel wrote:
I guess the next question is....has anyone seen a strap lug fail?
Only one in over 40 years of shooting. That was on an old Minolta SRT-101, and it simply wore through from age.
Mar 29, 2014 09:43:12 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
This EXACT SAME DAMAGE could have occurred from a camera mounted on a tripod, and the tripod being dropped or falling over. It looks like the damage is from the tripod stopping on ground contact, but the camera continuing to fall, thus torquing the plastic camera base until rupture. I doubt that this damage would have occurred with a metal-framed camera. This is one of the down-sides of plastic construction.
My Canon 7D fell over while on a tripod fully extended. the only damage was to the lens. hens a metal body
Mar 29, 2014 13:41:05 #
I agree with MT Shooter, if the camera is designed so the stress of a strap can be handled by using the strap hooks on the sides of the camera, then why on earth would anyone take a chance with an expensive camera and use something that does not incorporate the camera hooks designed for a strap!! OP Tech all the way for me!!
Mar 29, 2014 14:56:02 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
Cornman wrote:
I agree with MT Shooter, if the camera is designed so the stress of a strap can be handled by using the strap hooks on the sides of the camera, then why on earth would anyone take a chance with an expensive camera and use something that does not incorporate the camera hooks designed for a strap!! OP Tech all the way for me!!
With regard to not taking a chance with expensive gear, Nikon seems to disagree since they endorse using a strap attached to their dSLR tripod mounts. And the many owners of Black Rapid and Sunsniper straps are using them with expensive gear every day without incident. The convenience and comfort provided by this type of strap can't be overstated.
http://www.nikon.com/news/2014/0225_strap_03.htm
Mar 29, 2014 15:17:52 #
Michael66
Loc: Queens, New York
ccastle wrote:
"Does anyone know of a personal instance they have seen where using a camera strap ruined or damaged their camera?"
"Does anyone know of a personal instance they have seen where using a camera strap ruined or damaged their camera?"
Personally? Not a single one. And with the exception of MT Shooter's customer, nothing has been posted any where. After all these years and the thousands of photographers that I've seen using the tripod mount for their strap, you'd expect to see or hear some.
The only thing I've seen, with my own eyes, was the after affect of a camera mounted on a tripod that was snagged by a car. The camera, lens and tripod were in pieces and mangled from repeated bounces. The tripod mount was still attached to the camera body and unscrewed easily. Little consolation for the owner.
Mar 29, 2014 15:19:46 #
Michael66
Loc: Queens, New York
MT Shooter wrote:
Only one in over 40 years of shooting. That was on an old Minolta SRT-101, and it simply wore through from age.
Well then, the score is now tied, 1-1, in the lug vs tripod mount debate.
Mar 29, 2014 15:32:38 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
Michael66 wrote:
Well then, the score is now tied, 1-1, in the lug vs tripod mount debate.
I was raised in Queens. Lived in Jamaica. Went to Jamaica High School decades ago when it was still an excellent school. What part of the borough do you call home?
Mar 29, 2014 15:54:33 #
Let me dig my favorite picture up again:
http://www.tangentphoto.com/reviews/images/tripodsockettest.jpg
Here's the article that picture came from:
http://www.tangentphoto.com/reviews/tripodsocketstrengthtest.html
Pretty much settles it for me. This plus decades of experience using the tripod mount without ANY failures. ;)
http://www.tangentphoto.com/reviews/images/tripodsockettest.jpg
Here's the article that picture came from:
http://www.tangentphoto.com/reviews/tripodsocketstrengthtest.html
Pretty much settles it for me. This plus decades of experience using the tripod mount without ANY failures. ;)
Mar 29, 2014 17:04:28 #
As it was said the Nikon has a plastic bottom enough said! plastic is cheap and metal is stronger than plastic?
My 7D holds just fine its been on for 2 1/2 years. GO Black Rapid
My 7D holds just fine its been on for 2 1/2 years. GO Black Rapid
Mar 29, 2014 17:18:06 #
Michael66
Loc: Queens, New York
mwsilvers wrote:
I was raised in Queens. Lived in Jamaica. Went to Jamaica High School decades ago when it was still an excellent school. What part of the borough do you call home?
My wife went to Jamaica High years ago. They closed it now. It is a beautiful building and grounds, so I am not sure why they did this.
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