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p.1 #1 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

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Video link.

Nov 02, 2009 at 01:30 PM

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p.1 #2 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

Amazing, a photographic accessory that makes the user look even more of a wanker than the fong.

Nov 02, 2009 at 01:36 PM

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p.1 #3 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

Terrible idea. What happens when you miss the holster.

oh yeah.. gravity

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Nov 02, 2009 at 01:38 PM

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p.1 #4 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

Discussed last week, search is your friend.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/828781/0#7695902

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Nov 02, 2009 at 01:39 PM

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p.1 #5 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

I'm not going to knock this until I try it

Nov 02, 2009 at 02:27 PM

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p.1 #6 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

There might be a better option called the cotton carrier. Check it out here http://www.cottoncarrier.com/index.html

Nov 02, 2009 at 02:32 PM

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p.1 #7 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

davenfl wrote:
Discussed last week, search is your friend.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/828781/0#7695902

Dave

I did search! I must of misspelled a word or something.

Nov 02, 2009 at 02:37 PM

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p.1 #8 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

morganb4 wrote:
Amazing, a photographic accessory that makes the user look even more of a wanker than the fong.

Amen!

Nov 02, 2009 at 02:38 PM

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p.1 #9 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

I have tried the cotton carrier and it has a fatal flaw as well does the spider holster. We take for granted that with straps we can maneuver the camera around our body to the front or back for weaving in and out of tight places such a wedding.

The cotton carrier works as advertised but you cannot move around in tight places with 2 cameras. The spider would be perfect if you could easily slide the entire holster from the front of your body to back, etc. Another downside to either system as well as the R-strap is you have single point of failure. With a simple strap you have two, if one side of the strap breaks, chances are you can catch it before it hits the ground.

Nov 02, 2009 at 03:45 PM

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p.1 #10 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

I run a home made double strap system similar to R strap occasionally. I don't have full confidence in the tripod connector. It panics me.

To solve this I have sewn in a small dyneema line which loops onto the strap fixing on the camera. It can occasionally get in the way a tiny bit but imo worth it as I know that if the main holder lets go for whatever reason the backup will stop the camera hitting the deck.

Nov 02, 2009 at 03:53 PM

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p.1 #11 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

davenfl wrote:
Discussed last week, search is your friend.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/828781/0#7695902

Dave

Searching a forum for a particular topic is a good idea in theory, but most of the time you get so much irrelevant information that its practically worthless.

Nov 02, 2009 at 03:59 PM

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p.1 #12 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

I love how the photo makes him look like he is going to the old western 10 step and......DRAW!

Nov 02, 2009 at 05:02 PM

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p.1 #13 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

People are both knocking it and championing it - but has anyone actually used this yet?

Nov 02, 2009 at 05:05 PM

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p.1 #14 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

I purchased the cotton carrier and it is great for keeping both of my cameras securely fastened to my body without all the extra movement. It looks like the camera would be allowed to swing in the photo above. Not good! Either way, to each his/her own.

Nov 02, 2009 at 05:22 PM

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p.1 #15 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

I don't like the fact that these hoster system use nobs and stuff to lock the camera in place.

-Tim

Apr 30, 2010 at 01:32 AM

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p.1 #16 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

it works great

Apr 30, 2010 at 01:36 AM

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p.1 #17 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

deepbluejh wrote:
davenfl wrote:
Discussed last week, search is your friend.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/828781/0#7695902

Dave

Searching a forum for a particular topic is a good idea in theory, but most of the time you get so much irrelevant information that its practically worthless.

Then we get another thread that repeats the process.

GraemePitman wrote:
People are both knocking it and championing it - but has anyone actually used this yet?

Exactly! People seem to always do this based on

Apr 30, 2010 at 03:34 AM

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p.1 #18 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

Black rapid is still my best friend.

Apr 30, 2010 at 03:41 AM

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p.1 #19 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

at a local wedding tog meetup 2-3 weeks ago someone showed this off. Just didn't look that stable.. squat down and have it pop out by mistake? Maybe, maybe not, even if it does have a release switch. The guy who was using it swore by it (just putzing around), but had not used it at a wedding yet. And for the $$, black rapid is a better bargain with a proven field track record. One advantage to this is you can clip into your think tank belt, if you use a think tank belt. I do not.

Apr 30, 2010 at 03:50 AM

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p.1 #20 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

http://www.edpingolphotography.com/2010/03/spider-camera-holster-product-review.html

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Apr 30, 2010 at 06:39 AM

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p.1 #21 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

Death of the "Pingol Method"?

If it's good enough for Ed, I imagine it's a damn good product. I went with the Dual R-Straps. Used them at a few events so far and like them a lot. Saw the Spider at an expo, but they were new there wasn't much feedback on them at the time.

Apr 30, 2010 at 11:57 AM

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p.1 #22 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

I have one and have used it for a month, not for a wedding yet. I like it, better than setting my camera on the ground every time I want to adjust a light or need two hands to pick something up. I think it will be great for a wedding, can keep my camera at my side when I get in the food line to eat.

Apr 30, 2010 at 01:17 PM

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p.1 #23 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

bert reed wrote:
I have tried the cotton carrier and it has a fatal flaw as well does the spider holster. We take for granted that with straps we can maneuver the camera around our body to the front or back for weaving in and out of tight places such a wedding.

The cotton carrier works as advertised but you cannot move around in tight places with 2 cameras. The spider would be perfect if you could easily slide the entire holster from the front of your body to back, etc. Another downside to either system as well as the R-strap is you have single point of failure. With a simple strap you have two, if one side of the strap breaks, chances are you can catch it before it hits the ground.

I have no problem maneuvering through crowds with two bodies and flashes attached. Then again, I have always been slim, stealthy and ninja-like.

Apr 30, 2010 at 04:57 PM

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p.1 #24 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

If you use two bodies, one on a Spider Holster and the other on a R-Strap is a very satisfying setup for many people. I really like one on my Spider Holster and one on a regular strap (1" Domke Gripper w/ swivel).

Apr 30, 2010 at 06:59 PM

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p.1 #25 · Spider Camera Holster system, you seen this?

Andrew Welsh wrote:
squat down and have it pop out by mistake? Maybe, maybe not, even if it does have a release switch.

I don't have one, but if you watch the videos on the site you see that the camera has to be rotated 90 degrees for it to be able to come out. Squatting shouldn't be a problem. Even if you have a long lens on there and it catches on your leg as you squat, you would have to be doing some major deep squatting to push it all the way to 90 degrees. Even still, the site shows that there are back-up tethers available so that in the unlikely event of a user error or mechanical failure, you're still good.

- Jeff

Apr 30, 2010 at 10:44 PM


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