trenchmonkey wrote:
Straps get caught in crowds...if you've ever shot events/PJ work you'd know why
many of us prefer to go strapless I handhold a pro body/70-200 f2.8 for hours
at a time. Been shootin' that way at concerts and in rodeo arenas for awhile now and
haven never had an "incident" Big arms and a crushing grip from years in the trenches
might be mentioned for the assist.
So lemme see... you hand-hold pro bodies with big hands and like to go strapless. Oh my :-)
jcolwell wrote:
I generally shoot with two bodies on Domke Gripper straps, hanging off my shoulders. I usually remove one or both straps when I'll be shooting for a while from the same location. I put the straps back on when I want to move around.
+1. If I'm using a tripod or monopod I remove the strap. I rarely use a wrist strap but if I do the neck strap comes off. My standard rig included a camera around my neck, my Domke F2 bag on my left shoulder and camera #2 on my right.
Otherwise until Gandalf teaches me how to avoid that pesky gravity ...
I'm using a strap currently but I really prefer to go only with a hand strap. I modified my hand strap to ditch the part that secures around your wrist, and also ditch the leather hand pad. basically just leaving a loop for my hand, and then I tape the loop up good so nothing moves or comes loose.
then I went to rei and bought a solid carabiner. put the carabiner over my belt, then if I don't wanna hold the camera I just clip the hand strap in there and let it hang on my waist. works ok as long as you're not using a large lens.
went back to the neck strap when I got my 5d3 because I'm too afraid to break it. that'll change wih time.
Lars Johnsson wrote:
I don't use normal straps on my 3 bodies. I have handstraps on two and nothing on the last. I don't understand that people like to walk around with a big DSLR and lens around their neck
I'm in the same camp - handstraps only. I find neckstraps just keep getting caught on stuff and i hate having the big heavy camera/lens combo hanging off my neck and swinging around everywhere.
I'm just a casual hobbyist and what I usually do is just use my standard neck strap as a wrist/hand strap. I found a good way to wrap it around my wrist and have it locked in...At first I would mess up or couldn't wrap it well consistently, but now I can have it nicely wrapped and secured around my wrist in less than 20 seconds. When I get tired of holding it I just throw it around my neck, shoulder or my sling bag if I'm using it. Sometimes when I'm using my tripod I wish the strap was off, but takes way too long to remove the strap as I don't have the quick releases...
Maybe oneday I'll feel like spending the money and just get me a nice handstrap or a nice sling like a RS.
trenchmonkey wrote:
Straps get caught in crowds...if you've ever shot events/PJ work you'd know why
many of us prefer to go strapless
I wrap the strap around my wrist just as a security precaution. That way if someone tries to grab the camera from me, its still wrapped around my wrist, and not going anywhere
Pro's don't have time to fumble with camera straps. No matter which strap, they all get in the way after a while. Sure, the blackrapid is kinda cool, but I still don't use it because its just a hinderance after a few hours, including when its dangling at your hip.
To a pro, a camera is a tool. On the off chance they drop it and it breaks, oh well, they have another or two or three backup cameras and lenses and the dropped camera/lens becomes an insurance claim. The hobbyist is too busy worrying about their "OMG my $2000 camera!" that they probably don't have insurance on, that they feel an obsessive need to protect their gear from all harm/scratches/dust and coddle it like a newborn baby.
Hand straps are about the only thing thats not totally intrusive, and even that gets to be a pain after a while if you like to switch to portrait orientation a lot.
KibblesNbitz wrote:
Only amateurs and hobbyists use camera straps. Pros don't have time for that nonsense
BS. I just completed a hike on ledges with 300m drops. Changing lenses on these ledges where you might have just enough room for your feet is extremely challenging without your camera hanging on your neck. True, I am a hobbiest, but your spewing such BS just needs to be put back into it's place.
KibblesNbitz wrote:
Pro's don't have time to fumble with camera straps. No matter which strap, they all get in the way after a while. Sure, the blackrapid is kinda cool, but I still don't use it because its just a hinderance after a few hours, including when its dangling at your hip.
To a pro, a camera is a tool. On the off chance they drop it and it breaks, oh well, they have another or two or three backup cameras and lenses and the dropped camera/lens becomes an insurance claim. The hobbyist is too busy worrying about their "OMG my $2000 camera!" that they probably don't have insurance on, that they feel an obsessive need to protect their gear from all harm/scratches/dust and coddle it like a newborn baby.
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Your view of a pro is very narrow. There are many different types of photography and maybe for the type you are into, straps are reduntant, but for other types of photography they are very handy. Generalizing all photography into the type your familiar with just shows your ignorance regarding other types of photography. I do a lot of landscape photography and a strap is extremely usefull in many different circumstances.
I must agree with chez. I just googled pics of professional photographers and guess what, the majority do not use straps---however there is a minority that do. The pics were from news corps, and togs shooting professional sporting events, including auto racing. Also saw some nature togs with straps. Hence, to make such bold statements seems a bit nearsighted. I never started this thread with the thought of casting stones towards any group--pro vs non pro. I was just looking for some insight on why someone would not use some type of retention device.
If I'm actively shooting I'll remove the strap and just hold the camera. I often also carry a camera in my left hand by grasping it around the lens near the mount. Straps are useful for carrying cameras around, but IMO get in the way when shooting. With two bodies I leave straps on so I can park one over the shoulder while using the other.
I handhold a pro body/70-200 f2.8 for hours
