Saw these at PhotoPlus last week. Looks interesting. Really well built from what I could see and very well thought out. A little pricey (~$200 for a 2 body solution). Still trying to decide between this and one of the dual strap systems. I do know that they were selling those things like hotcakes...
Would be cooler if ReallyRightStuff made a bracket that could be mounted on a tripod -or- go in a holster like that. I tend not to use my tripod for wedding work, but sometimes it is handy for ring shots etc.
Looks like a neat well thought out product but I fear that body hanging up as it is coming out of the holster and flying out of my hand. I am sure it will work for a bunch of people though.
I was at the expo too last week and actually put this holster thing on and tried it. Everytime I tried to lift the camera out of the holster it got stuck and the side of the belt came up too. I do own the dual strap system (Jessica was also at the show) and I absolutely LOVE it! Perfect for me as I am on the small size and it was so convenient having two cameras at my side, one with a prime lens and one with a zoom. But, of course, this is just my opinion. Maybe the guys will have better luck with the lift out of the holster, but it looks like it would be really easy to lose the camera.....
Sue: That's one of the things I was thinking about... the belt surely moves up and down in an annoying fashion. And I figured it would probably get stuck as you pull it out.
Camera hangs too low. Imagine if you had a 70-200 with a hood on it, and you knelt down to get a show from low-wide. You'd likely pop the camera right out of the holster.
I saw this and watched the demo and I was impressed. It looks really well built and sturdy, but I did have some worries about it accidentally coming free.
I was looking into those and couldn't find the price... $200 will certainly send me on my way with my search for a new solution. Pingol had some good and inexpensive ideas as well!
There is a locking mechanism to prevent the camera from popping out of the holder.
Personally, I would rate this product higher than the R-straps. It's a beefier design and the camera is always close to your body. But, I would not give it up for my TT Digital Holsters, they surround the camera with some padding. When I bump into things, the equipment is somewhat protected. The equipment is totally naked when using R-straps or this Spider product. Can you imagine slamming your camera/lens/flash into a pew by accident?
RichardLavigne wrote:
I saw this and watched the demo and I was impressed. It looks really well built and sturdy, but I did have some worries about it accidentally coming free.
Me too- saw the demo at PDN and seriously considered it. But I just know I'll find a way to screw it up somehow and send my camera crashing to the floor...
There's pretty much no way for it to come out of that holster without you making an effort to pull it out. The lock is a good idea even though it probably wouldn't be needed the vast majority of the time. Getting it out quickly is not a problem. I mean seriously, how many of us have to pull our 2nd body out in 1.3 seconds.....it's not like the Shootout at the OK Corral.
I'd be more concerned about bumping the camera body/lens/flash while slipping between tables and chairs than about the speed of the draw. Even if it gets hung up for a moment, it's still a pretty efficient way of carrying 2 bodies and (more importantly) getting the weight off the shoulders. Dropping a body due to slippage is a definite hazard without a strap though. That's definitely something that needs to be considered. Leather hand straps work pretty well. I don't think I'd take a chance on freehanding it without some sort of strap.
mauriceramirez wrote:
Expensive dual-camera "systems" are the new Lightsphere.
NO! GF was at PhotoPlus showing the new lightsphere.. guess what it was? a new lightsphere. hahaha he also had a snazzy chrome one he was calling the turbosnoot.. or something. It never ceases to amaze me how big of a crowd he manages to attract though.
I would go with a strap system. The problem with this, and there is similar system, is you need to make sure you have lock in place before grabbing your other camera.
With the straps you just need to set your camera to your side and you know its not going any where. For the second or so you need to make sure your camera is locked in place you could miss that shot.
It looks like a nice system and has some benefits, but not for a wedding shooter IMO.
Fongadom, with translucent texture ribbed interior, indestructible product for the oafish bobatog, who doesn't want one or two
RichardLavigne wrote:
NO! GF was at PhotoPlus showing the new lightsphere.. guess what it was? a new lightsphere. hahaha he also had a snazzy chrome one he was calling the turbosnoot.. or something. It never ceases to amaze me how big of a crowd he manages to attract though.
