Why do people drop their cameras? (Page 6): ...

Royce Moss Loc: Irvine, CA

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?

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I use a harness, mostly. Strap across one shoulder when the harness isn't convenient. Can't stand it pulling on my neck for long. If I need to take it off the shoulder I'll wrap the strap around my arm several times.

Royce Moss Loc: Irvine, CA

I agree Urnst. Wife and I were hiking in Yosemite. She wanted take a photo of me with my camera. I had told her to always put the strap around her neck. She grabbed my Nikon 7100 with a 18-140mm lens attached and did not put the strap around her neck and dropped it down a canyon. Gone forever!! Since then no one touches my camera.

One Rude Dawg Loc: Athol, ID

les spencer wrote:

lots of people don't wear their seat belts too

Ever notice they always tell you about all the people that die because they didn't wear their seat belt . You never hear about all the people that died wearing their seat belts .

adedeluca Loc: holbrook ny

I prefer straps since my 3000 dollar Canon camera is just too expensive to brake .

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davidrb wrote:

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."

SX2BU :-(

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One Rude Dawg wrote:

Ever notice they always tell you about all the people that die because they didn't wear their seat belt . You never hear about all the people that died wearing their seat belts .

They never know what hit them.

crapshooter Loc: Fox, Alaska

Because it slips out of their Hands

Urnst Loc: Brownsville, Texas

Royce Moss wrote:

I agree Urnst. Wife and I were hiking in Yosemite. She wanted take a photo of me with my camera. I had told her to always put the strap around her neck. She grabbed my Nikon 7100 with a 18-140mm lens attached and did not put the strap around her neck and dropped it down a canyon. Gone forever!! Since then no one touches my camera.

Urnst Loc: Brownsville, Texas

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They never know what hit them.

goldenyears Loc: Lake Osewgo

One size doesn't fit all. (Pun intended) I've tried shoulder straps, and that was a waste of money for me. I never wear it. Instead, I use a wrist strap. My photo shoots are never more than a hour or so in duration, so the wrist strap works fine for me. If I was going to be on a day-long photo shoot, then maybe I would suffer my shoulder strap.

Bill_de Loc: US

I have 3 cameras with straps. Z6 has a wrist strap while the two Z DX bodies have neck straps. None of my DSLRs have straps. The larger Nikon bodies, because of their design, make it natural, for me, to have them hang in my curled fingers. The lighter, smaller, Z bodies need to be held tighter and are more likely to slip from my hand if I get distracted. Roughly 50 years with no drops. But it could happen today. I'm shooting a wedding at four this afternoon.

Nightrider Loc: Marquette, MI

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?

I also ride a motorcycle, we have a saying that there are two types of motorcyclists; those that have dropped their bike and those that will. I believe this rule also applies to photograph. The more one uses the equipment means the more the equipment is exposed to Murphy. Familiarity does breed contempt. Be safe.

n4jee Loc: New Bern, NC

[quote=CHG_CANON]I'd sooner catch covid than put a neck strap over my head.

You give a lot of great advice. The above comment could only come from an IDIOT!
I tested positive 2 weeks ago Thursday. IT IS NOT FUN! The symptom's are over but the tiniest bit of exercise gets me winded and I'm weak all over. Just typing this response is getting me winded. I wish I'd gotten my boosters.
COVID IS NO JOKE.

gwilliams6

jerryc41 wrote:

Yes, I have heard about potential harm caused by p... (show quote)

I have warned occasional shooters and younger photogs not to wear cameras with straps around their necks, no matter how wide they are, and they have laughed at me.

Years later they have started to have neck pains and such. So do what you wish, but I have seen it happen to others beside myself. Just not advised by my top-doc medical folks, and yes even your D750 is heavy enough to start to cause wear on your neck nerves and cervical spine over years of use, even if you dont feel anything right now.

For some unknown reason UHHers never believe or heed any warnings or good advice if it has never happened to them personally, LOL, LOL

Cheers and best to you