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Jun 17, 2019 07:46:10   #
ggenova64
 
Seeking Hedgehogger's recommendations.

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Jun 17, 2019 07:46:58   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
Get a wide one--2" or so.

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Jun 17, 2019 07:50:31   #
MT Shooter Loc: Montana
 
ggenova64 wrote:
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Optech, nothing better at any price.

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Jun 17, 2019 07:56:18   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
2" wide, clips on the ends.

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Jun 17, 2019 08:02:31   #
bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY
 
MT Shooter wrote:
Optech, nothing better at any price.


Amen

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Jun 17, 2019 08:03:58   #
rond-photography Loc: Connecticut
 
ggenova64 wrote:
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Peak Design. Made of seat belt material. Quick detach. Arca Swiss plate used to attach lets you put camera on a tripod without removing anything. The wide strap over only one shoulder instead of around neck is all day comfortable.

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Jun 17, 2019 08:10:23   #
mizzee Loc: Boston,Ma
 
BosStrap

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Jun 17, 2019 08:18:04   #
Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.
 
ggenova64 wrote:
Seeking Hedgehogger's recommendations.


I use a wide Capturing Couture strap on my Df. I like the colorful designs.
I also have an Op/Tech USA sling strap I use with heavy lenses.

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Jun 17, 2019 08:26:12   #
saltwaterphil Loc: va beach, va
 
Peck Design is a great strap, but do not leave it in the sun for long periods of time. The sticky stuff that keeps it from sliding off your shoulder melts and ruined two shits. Peck Design did send me a new strap but be warned
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Jun 17, 2019 08:30:07   #
ggenova64
 
Thanks. Do you another recommendation besides Peak?

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Jun 17, 2019 08:52:29   #
Steve DeMott Loc: St. Louis, Missouri (Oakville area)
 
rond-photography wrote:
Peak Design. Made of seat belt material. Quick detach. Arca Swiss plate used to attach lets you put camera on a tripod without removing anything. The wide strap over only one shoulder instead of around neck is all day comfortable.


Couldn't have said it better

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Jun 17, 2019 09:05:23   #
Morning Star Loc: West coast, North of the 49th N.
 
If for a fairly heavy camera, and you don't want the strap around your neck, may I suggest Op-Tech's bino/cam-harness? Even carrying my heaviest-ever camera (Olympus E-5) was comfortable, as the weight is divided over both shoulders.

on.ca/TECH-USA-Bino-Harness-Webbing-Black/dp/B000GTRBQQ/ref=asc_df_B000GTRBQQ/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=293005308679&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13900943872974806275&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001489&hvtargid=pla-434067695227&psc=1

or the elastic version:
https://www.henrys.com/53923-OPTECH-BINO-CAM-HARNESS-ELASTIC-VER-.aspx?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImJ36_Mjw4gIVjvhkCh13mAtmEAQYAiABEgJzU_D_BwE

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Jun 17, 2019 10:22:27   #
forrest fotography Loc: Green Valley, AZ
 
Hello all,
First posting to the group...
I've been using a Black Rapid RS-7 along with a small aluminum clamp from RRS that quickly attaches to the RRS "L" plate on my D700 since 2011 as I grew very tired of the OEM Nikon neck strap. At the time it was a rather expensive set up, however the price I paid is long forgotten as it works beautifully. If faced with the same situation today I'd probably make the same decision. It's kind of like a tripod purchase, buy an inferior one several times over or a good one once.

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Jun 17, 2019 11:18:39   #
lev29 Loc: Born and living in MA.
 
ggenova64 wrote:
Thanks. Do you another recommendation besides Peak?
I don’t, but while I heartily endorse my two identical Peak Design wide straps, I find myself only now questioning the convenience of my more recently purchased (almost a year ago) narrower Peak Design strap assembly designed for lighter weight cameras, such as mirrorless. This narrower strap assembly employs a base plate (that screws into the tripod mount,) which, unlike its predecessor, does NOT employ a flat screw slot to tighten or loosen the plate. Instead, it employs a hexagonal depression that requires a Hex key (provided by the manufacturer,) to do so. A few weeks ago, the plate came off the camera spontaneously; the camera would have fallen to the ground had I not, by coincidence, happened to be directly holding on to the camera at the time.

Is this loosening over time due to my lack of using the Hex key to tighten it up "all the way?" Maybe. Or does this mean that any time I go outside with a camera employing this strap that I better keep a Hex key handy?

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Jun 17, 2019 13:22:20   #
rond-photography Loc: Connecticut
 
lev29 wrote:
I don’t, but while I heartily endorse my two identical Peak Design wide straps, I find myself only now questioning the convenience of my more recently purchased (almost a year ago) narrower Peak Design strap assembly designed for lighter weight cameras, such as mirrorless. This narrower strap assembly employs a base plate (that screws into the tripod mount,) which, unlike its predecessor, does NOT employ a flat screw slot to tighten or loosen the plate. Instead, it employs a hexagonal depression that requires a Hex key (provided by the manufacturer,) to do so. A few weeks ago, the plate came off the camera spontaneously; the camera would have fallen to the ground had I not, by coincidence, happened to be directly holding on to the camera at the time.

Is this loosening over time due to my lack of using the Hex key to tighten it up "all the way?" Maybe. Or does this mean that any time I go outside with a camera employing this strap that I better keep a Hex key handy?
I don’t, but while I heartily endorse my two ident... (show quote)


Put a little blue thread locker (not the red stuff) on the screw. I have heard a few others make the same complaint. Must be the newer screws? I have had the plates on both of my cameras for several years now and no loosening. I have the larger (square) plate. Maybe the newer plate (I believe it is smaller and rectangular) rotates and loosens the screw?

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