Have you ever had a camera strap break?
Jun 28, 2022 06:31:20 #
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Jun 28, 2022 09:04:12 #
Bridges wrote:
It may be a bit paranoid on my part, but when I have a few thousand dollars of camera……..The old straps would get dried out and crack.
Now I’m getting a little paranoid and somewhat anxious.
I don’t like the proprietary straps because I don’t want thieves to decide which brand of camera they wish to steal today.
I generally buy a wrist strap for my 5D and my Rebel 2000. They are not bulky and can handle the wear and tear. For a larger 1v-HS I will use a neck strap made from nylon and heavily sewn together.
I keep a few straps on hand and still in the package.
Jun 28, 2022 09:37:45 #
Bridges wrote:
It may be a bit paranoid on my part, but when I ha... (show quote)
I use Peak Design with total confidence.
Jun 28, 2022 10:46:45 #
Jun 28, 2022 10:49:09 #
Bridges wrote:
It may be a bit paranoid on my part, but when I ha... (show quote)
I've never had an actual strap break. But I did have one of those cheap cord connectors break on a Peak Design strap once. Peak offered a new connector for free, but I elected to round file it and go back to the Optech straps I have used since 1983. Unbeatable and made in the USA!!
Jun 28, 2022 11:10:04 #
I use a Leather strap, as a matter of fact I am on my second leather strap. After 39 years of use my original strap was starting to tear along the edges. I made repairs to it until I made my second strap. The one thing I failed to do over the years was to clean and oil the strap. This is one thing I will do with my new strap every year or so depending on how much I use the camera.
Jun 28, 2022 15:07:32 #
I used to worry more about falling or just dropping the camera than I did about the strap breaking. Now you've opened a whole new area of concern for me. 
Jun 28, 2022 22:47:59 #
wapiti wrote:
Go with Peak Design and your worries are over. IMHO. And I have never had one break.
Peak Design is all I use.
Jun 29, 2022 00:57:17 #
Jun 29, 2022 05:36:43 #
YES. Sea kayaking off La Jolla. Had my Pentax W60 secured to the kayak by the strap. Got to the shore and no camera - but I had half the strap.
This camera had a corded strap that was joined to a webbing strap and sealed in a plastic moulding. The connection broke, the camera is at the bottom of the bay (or was in 2011) and I was a short piece of webbing strap.
Gutted. My own fault that I hadn't downloaded the images beforehand (we were two weeks into a 3 month 15,000 mile tour) and lost shots out of Heathrow, and several whilst travelling plus any action shots (jetboat rides etc.).
Never been really happy with the Nikon AW100 I replaced it with but couldn't lay my hands on an Olympus at the time.
This camera had a corded strap that was joined to a webbing strap and sealed in a plastic moulding. The connection broke, the camera is at the bottom of the bay (or was in 2011) and I was a short piece of webbing strap.
Gutted. My own fault that I hadn't downloaded the images beforehand (we were two weeks into a 3 month 15,000 mile tour) and lost shots out of Heathrow, and several whilst travelling plus any action shots (jetboat rides etc.).
Never been really happy with the Nikon AW100 I replaced it with but couldn't lay my hands on an Olympus at the time.
Jun 29, 2022 06:57:24 #
MT Shooter wrote:
I've never had an actual strap break. But I did have one of those cheap cord connectors break on a Peak Design strap once. Peak offered a new connector for free, but I elected to round file it and go back to the Optech straps I have used since 1983. Unbeatable and made in the USA!!
Jun 29, 2022 07:49:37 #
I use Optech cross body straps on all of my cameras and never had an issue. I also have an Optech harness for my binoculars. Optech is made in the USA which I like.
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