I dropped my new camera in the dirt..
Jun 10, 2017 23:13:31 #
I also use the OP/TECH sling strap, attached to both eyelets when carrying and just the left side when actually shooting. Also, even with both sides attached, I rarely carry without one hand on the camera. I ruined one camera and have dropped two many guitars to rely solely on a strap.
Jun 10, 2017 23:15:22 #
tdekany wrote:
But not long enough to be useful. At least not with my Olympus cameras. Now I am in excellent physical shape, so it doesn't bother me, I wear them around my neck and one in hand, but the OP's username is "GrandmaG" so I am assuming that she was looking for a way to distribute all that weight. I of course could be wrong and wouldn't be the first time.
You are absolutely right!! But, just to be clear, I've been a grandma since I was 42. I don't let age stand in my way, in spite of a bad back. Sling straps are more comfortable. I even carry my purse that way.
I just read another thread on here about strap or no strap and was amazed at how many prefer no strap at all !!
Jun 10, 2017 23:17:12 #
Mac wrote:
Look at the OpTechUSA sling strap. It attaches to one lug and leaves The tripod screw free.
That's what I'm using now
Jun 10, 2017 23:56:49 #
GrandmaG wrote:
Just got a D500, popped in a battery, changed a fe... (show quote)
I bought a Altura "Rapid Fire" Cross body strap for my Nikon D3300 + Nikon lens, ( mostly the 35mm 1.8g or the 50mm 1.8g) I have had good success so far, it also attaches to the Tripod screw-in on the bottom of the camera. It came with a "Safety-Tether" that works well to help garenttee the camer does not fall to be the ground, if it came loose from Tripod screw mount.
Jun 11, 2017 00:08:32 #
Erik_H wrote:
I also use the OP/TECH sling strap, attached to both eyelets when carrying and just the left side when actually shooting. Also, even with both sides attached, I rarely carry without one hand on the camera. I ruined one camera and have dropped two many guitars to rely solely on a strap.
You are right, I shouldn't have totally trusted the strap. I usually DO have one hand on the camera, but let go to get a chair out.
So when you are carrying your camera, you have the strap around your neck?
Jun 11, 2017 00:23:53 #
Well, I see 3 possible solutions but they all use the tripod screw in one way or another. This makes it impossible to attach the battery grip. I guess the OPTech strap is my best option (made in the USA). Thank you!
Jun 11, 2017 00:56:19 #
I have used various BlackRapid straps for many years on most of my cameras (NOT the Leica's; the bottoms can come off too easily. I have never had a problem, but..... Today I added a battery grip to my D7100. Just for kicks and giggles, I mounted my 80-400 and hung them (over a soft pillow) by the BR strap. I made an immediate decision. There is no way I'm going to put that much weight on an assembly that is, essentially, held in place by a few 3/16 inch screws and a narrow thread 3/8 inch long machine screw. For now, my camera will be attached to an OpTech binocular harness with safety lines (probably 1/16 inch stranded wire cable secured by tension locks) from the strap lugs to the sliding loops. I will take my time exploring a replacement, but I am sure it will be based on a double shoulder harness with high test steel loops, buckles and connectors.
Jun 11, 2017 01:06:02 #
I have two sling straps, both of which have a metal plate that attaches to the camera body via the tripod SOCKET. I've used both slings many, many times on several different DSLR'S with various sizes lenses and with speedlites, and never once has a camera unintentionally disconnected from either sling.
I don't know what kind of sling or mounting plate the OP was using when her new D500 hit the dirt but if it is anything like my slings, and many of them are very similarly designed, it sounds to me like more of a case of user error than equipment failure.
If the attaching bolt on the plate was tightly secured to the tripod socket, the camera and strap should not have separated.
I don't know what kind of sling or mounting plate the OP was using when her new D500 hit the dirt but if it is anything like my slings, and many of them are very similarly designed, it sounds to me like more of a case of user error than equipment failure.
If the attaching bolt on the plate was tightly secured to the tripod socket, the camera and strap should not have separated.
Jun 11, 2017 01:06:05 #
Jun 11, 2017 02:06:28 #
RWR wrote:
I do it all backwards, attach the strap to the strap eyelets, and the tripod to the tripod mount.
So do I.
For a brief period I used one of those tripod mount straps, but found myself constantly checking to make sure it was properly screwed on. Sometimes I discovered it to have partially unscrewed itself out of the socket because of all the camera motion. Eventually I came to the conclusion that the traditional eyelet attached strap is simply the more reliable and secure way to carry a camera. Unless you super-glue the screw into the socket, but then you won't be able to use a tripod anymore.
Jun 11, 2017 05:44:45 #
GrandmaG wrote:
Well, I see 3 possible solutions but they all use the tripod screw in one way or another. This makes it impossible to attach the battery grip. I guess the OPTech strap is my best option (made in the USA). Thank you!
Why? I use the tripod screw in the battery grip. I also use grip first for battery selection so the main battery is normally charged most of the time.
Jun 11, 2017 05:57:53 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
GrandmaG wrote:
Just got a D500, popped in a battery, changed a fe... (show quote)
The original and still the best, BLACK RAPID.
Jun 11, 2017 07:00:10 #
Jun 11, 2017 07:06:44 #
GrandmaG wrote:
Well, I see 3 possible solutions but they all use the tripod screw in one way or another. This makes it impossible to attach the battery grip. I guess the OPTech strap is my best option (made in the USA). Thank you!
I have used optech straps for years, never had one fail. I'm always lugging a heavy camera with external flash
So I am a believer in those optech!
Jun 11, 2017 07:09:19 #
GrandmaG wrote:
Just got a D500, popped in a battery, changed a fe... (show quote)
I never lost a camera with my BR, but I did worry about it. On my Sony I use an Op/Tech which attaches to the strap lug. The BR was better for the purpose, but too heavy for the Sony.
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