Blackrapid straps.

SeraphX · 17 Feb 2012 at 13:43

Hey guys,

Curious to know what other people think of these,

I'm planning on getting the RS7 with the FastenR-3 buckle for my D5000.

Mostly it'll just be for walkabout shooting and a few events, having read the reviews it does seem a very good strap and i like the method behind leaving it hanging around your waist to bringing it up for some clicky action.

Just wondered if anyone has any better suggestions or horror stories?

Hodders · 17 Feb 2012 at 15:30

Got the double one (2 RS7s joined together between your shoulder blades). Used it a a wedding and a lot of walk about portrait shoots. Makes having 2 cameras a joy.

Seriously one of the best accessories I have bought.

And · 17 Feb 2012 at 16:22

One of the photographers at work (photojournalist) uses the double shoulder one (D3S user, he's got two of them). He has the 70-200 on one body and the 17-35 on the other. No horror stories with the strap, but he's a bit miffed at his D4 being delayed.

Guitarman0 · 17 Feb 2012 at 18:15

I got an RS7 (free from a youtube competition

). I really like the strap, prefer it to the original 90% of the time. The only time I find it a bit awkward is when I carry both my bag and the camera (criss cross straps) and then want to take off my bag as I have to take the camera off first but that is only a very small bad point among many benefits the strap brings

Oh, and also it can be a bit annoying if you are planning on switching to and from a tripod regularly on a shoot as you have to keep unscrewing it / screwing it back in but I have seen you can actually buy tripod plates for the strap so that would probably fix the problem.

AHarvey · 17 Feb 2012 at 18:17

I built my own after looking for local retailers and manufacturers, cost me a whopping £5.

I'll be making another later this year that is easier to use and more comfortable to wear

Hunders · 17 Feb 2012 at 20:42

I use one with the manfrotto head adapter screw and it's brilliant.

Steves1982 · 8 Jan 2013 at 15:43

Thought I would resurrect this thread rather than starting a new one.

Looking at getting a cheap strap for my D7000 and thought this may be ok.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190587422345?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

I don't want to spend much as I won't be using it that much.

Thoughts?

a1ex2001 · 8 Jan 2013 at 16:01

I will never by another cheapo one of these again after having the connectors on two q straps fail fortunately neither resulted in a camera hitting the deck through pure luck.

Think twice before suspending 100's of pounds worth of gear from a cheapo strap!

Razor-BladE · 8 Jan 2013 at 16:10

I have the Q-Strap but haven't really used it much, but it is nice to use.

a1ex2001 said:
I will never by another cheapo one of these again after having the connectors on two q straps fail fortunately neither resulted in a camera hitting the deck through pure luck.

Think twice before suspending 100's of pounds worth of gear from a cheapo strap!

What body/lens were you using?

I don't have any heavy lenses (heaviest is the 30mm) so body and lens only weighs 1kg for me at the most! Hence the reason I got a cheap strap.

But yeah, if I was using anything much heavier, I would invest in a better made strap.

Steves1982 · 8 Jan 2013 at 16:13

I've got a D7000 and will probably be getting a Nikon 16-85 in the next week or so.

What would people recommend for a decent strap then that doesn't cost the earth?

pingu666 · 8 Jan 2013 at 17:50

theres carryspeed straps aswell, like blackrapid but better

Steves1982 · 8 Jan 2013 at 18:22

I saw the carry speed metro earlier for not a lot. Looks pretty decent.

PhotoPixels · 8 Jan 2013 at 19:37

Op-tech do a sling strap. (warn over the left shouder & camera hangs at your right hip) http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-...=13430032449&gclid=cjb_wobc2bqcfe7mtaodcnea_a

ElDude · 8 Jan 2013 at 20:00

I rather randomly bought an RS5 when I had some cash left over one month. It's quite good, but I still find it odd having the camera hanging by my side. So much so, I actually used the camera at two gigs without a strap at all.

Mp4 · 8 Jan 2013 at 20:57

Got a Q-Strap for xmas its VERY nice compared to the bog standard canon strap ive had on since 2006! Downside is i have to take it off when using tripod. Can't see it being handy when needing a tripod in a church mind weddings

ScarySquirrel · 8 Jan 2013 at 21:40

I used one for wedding working for the past few years and it's been amazing. I had a second camera just on a normal strap and the setup working really well, although a double BlackRapid setup would have been better obviously.

Go for it, they're brilliant.

Turbo-G · 8 Jan 2013 at 21:47

I have an RS-7 and the fastener, so that I can keep my Manfrotto quick release plate permanently attached to the body.

I really like it, much better than having a camera hanging around your neck!

Razor-BladE · 8 Jan 2013 at 22:08

I have the Q-Strap and because the plate is L-shaped, I can have attached the quick release plate to the bottom of the Q-Strap plate and I don't even need to unfasten the strap! Not the most stable but I don't have any heavy lenses so it's fine!

I thought of doing this:

But I hardly use my tripod so I decided to keep my £30 or so!

Phate · 9 Jan 2013 at 13:00

When ScarySquirrel bought his it was quite expensive so he had to pay for it by giving back ally handjobs.

iamtheoneneo · 9 Jan 2013 at 13:12

^^ lol?

They are good I got one a few months ago, but in the UK they are ridiculously overpriced. Still for a camera accessory I guess its pretty small change.