Why do people drop their cameras? (Page 3): During a hiring interview I was asked if I would be OK in an aircraft with the door open. Since the employer would own the photo gear, I...

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E.L.. Shapiro wrote:

So now we are gonna have the great STRAP debate. ... (show quote)

During a hiring interview I was asked if I would be OK in an aircraft with the door open. Since the employer would own the photo gear, I just replied that I would expect a proper safety harness (for ME, no concern for the camera ... )

Expressing a "safety first" attitude is a Good Move during such an interview :-)

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Urnst wrote:

From time to time people report that they dropped their cameras, causing damage to the camera or lens. Don't they use neck or wrist straps? Failing to use neck or wrist straps seems to me to be like riding in a car without wearing a seatbelt. What am I missing here?

S--T happens, why are there car accidents, why do people fall, trip, slip, loose there balance. Why is there war, why are there poor. The list goes on and on and on and on and on.

foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC

User ID wrote:

Youre trying to transfer common sense from the real world into the uhh world. This thread loudly bears witness to the folly involved in that.

Other than that you are NOT "missing" anything. Surely youve seen a few uhh threads about the use of uv filters ??? Same deal :-(

I don't always agree with you but I definitely agree with you on this one.

coach17 Loc: Sun City Center, FL

I use BlackRapid Straps when necessary. Camera hangs at your side. I agree on no straps around my neck.

cedymock Loc: Irmo, South Carolina

Urnst wrote:

From time to time people report that they dropped their cameras, causing damage to the camera or lens. Don't they use neck or wrist straps? Failing to use neck or wrist straps seems to me to be like riding in a car without wearing a seatbelt. What am I missing here?

Carelessness is what my dad would say! Accident is a description not a cause.

billt1970 Loc: Gambrills, Maryland

Urnst wrote:

From time to time people report that they dropped their cameras, causing damage to the camera or lens. Don't they use neck or wrist straps? Failing to use neck or wrist straps seems to me to be like riding in a car without wearing a seatbelt. What am I missing here?

My primary "camera fall" incident occurred circa 2007 in the late afternoon in San Francisco where I had my camera "hanging" from a shoulder (NOT neck) strap . . . and the strap connector broke . . . and the camera/lens fell to the floor in the hotel lobby . . . damaging the lens to the extent that I couldn't use it until it was repaired. The REAL problem was that I was headed to a sunrise at Yosemite the next morning, now without my go-to lens.

There was no place to rent or replace the lens on such short notice, but I did manage to find a decent lens converter in a high-end tourist shop; that gave me another tool in my toolkit. I still went to Yosemite and captured some lifetime images, but not what I would have captured with my go-to lens!

Since then I acquired a better Optech shoulder strap rig and have had no problems in the intervening 15 years.

Good Luck!

BT

rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines

E.L.. Shapiro wrote:

So now we are gonna have the great STRAP debate. ... (show quote)

And that's the correct answer!!!

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

ELNikkor

Whenever I drop my camera, it only falls a few inches, then, it is saved by the neck strap! (Usually wear it cross-body, especially while hiking.) Carrying many other items at the same time as a camera can sometimes cause a fall, that is one reason a neck strap can save the day.

Jim Bianco

CHG_CANON wrote:

I'd sooner catch covid than put a neck strap over ... (show quote)

What a thing to say, my best friend passed away from covid, you guys take this sight a little to far. I had covid and was in the hospital for 2 weeks , NO JOKE!!! I would put 20 straps around my neck than get that again, miss my friend also. Photography is only a hobby for most of us.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Jim Bianco wrote:

What a thing to say, my best friend passed away from covid, you guys take this sight a little to far. I had covid and was in the hospital for 2 weeks , NO JOKE!!! I would put 20 straps around my neck than get that again, miss my friend also. Photography is only a hobby for most of us.

Although I'm sorry for your loss and the million+ lost already in the US, Grow Up.

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

Urnst wrote:

From time to time people report that they dropped their cameras, causing damage to the camera or lens. Don't they use neck or wrist straps? Failing to use neck or wrist straps seems to me to be like riding in a car without wearing a seatbelt. What am I missing here?

The ONLY advantage a neck strap offers is for someone to "snatch and grab" your gear. A neck strap is an advertisement to grab the camera and run, even if it is around a neck. Another name fir it is "noose."

mvetrano2 Loc: Commack, NY

I use JJC wide neck straps on all my cameras and have never had an issue of dropping the camera, any discomfort, or not bneing able to react quick enough for a photo. When I am walking, for stability I sling it over to my left shoulder while keeping the strap around my neck so the camera and lens are under my left arm. I can quickly grab it with my right hand and bring it up to my eye in less than one second. I like the JJC straps because they also probvide zipper pouches for an extra battery and additional SD cards.

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

I use wrist straps on all my cameras - they don't get in the way and offer additional security against drops.

doclrb

Urnst wrote:

From time to time people report that they dropped their cameras, causing damage to the camera or lens. Don't they use neck or wrist straps? Failing to use neck or wrist straps seems to me to be like riding in a car without wearing a seatbelt. What am I missing here?

For further insight into this matter, please google the term “Internet troll”.

TY

doclrb

PS. If your time allows, also consider raising the question of raw versus JPG files.

Guyserman Loc: Benton, AR

I used Paracord to weave a strap to tether the camera to my wrist. Long enough to give freedom to use my hands but short enough to catch it in a fall. I haven't dropped it yet but you can't be too careful. Even if I just pick up the camera sitting in the office the tether goes on.