MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Gee, I posted two first hand examples of failures on your thread. You can believe or not believe, I have seen it happen right in front of me.

ccastle Loc: Yucaipa, CA

Guess you didn't read the rest of that thread -- one lone example and thousands of people using the lug for their strap! :)

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

Carter, nobody doubts you, but the sample of incidents is not enough to support any kind of statistical probability. You have convinced me to use the strap lugs any time I have anything heavier than a relatively light lens on my camera.

I have seen one other incident in which a tripod socket failed. An employee was putting a non-operational camera on a tripod for a sales display. She tightened the tensioning ring under the camera, which had already been screwed all the way to the limit of the socket. Less than five minutes later, the store manager, in checking each display, grabbed the top of the camera and turned it to check how tight it was. There was a crack, and he stood there with a camera in his hand with no tripod socket. When he allowed us to examine the camera, it was apparent that his over tightening of the camera had shattered the bottom plate and the socket was the first component to go. BUT remember that this incident occurred on a tripod! Any component can fail; it's too bad we can't always check the prior history of the damaged unit.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

Your credibility went straight down the sh*tter when you posted such a blatant lie.

ccastle Loc: Yucaipa, CA

Why thank you kind sir for those words of wisdom. You are indeed a gentleman. (I assume you were referring to the shutter! :D )

By the way, what "lie" are you referring to. I am not used to being called a liar. :-(

Wallbanger Loc: Madison, WI

I think we can all agree that damage COULD occur using this type of strap. Doing a quick Google search doesn't come up with much play on failures though. If it were a widespread problem, you'd see results like searching for "D600 oil" or "iPhone 6 bends"

Let's face it, taking your camera out of the box is a risk. There is probably more damage done by people bending over with a traditional strap and swinging their camera into a brick wall than tripod mount failures using this type of strap.

If using one of these straps makes going out and shooting more enjoyable to you (it does for me), accept the possibility of added risk and use it.

ccastle Loc: Yucaipa, CA

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