I started using the Black Rapid RS DR1 a couple of weddings back so that I can carry two cameras without having to worry about straps falling off my should etc.
Everything has worked fine until yesterday. The cameras had been on the straps for a couple of hours, and I ALWAYS screw down the locks BUT.... after I\'d taken this one shot I let go of the left camera (probably 3 or 4 inches from it\'s normal resting place) to pick up the right camera and the next thing I heard was a 5D2 + 24-70L + 580EXII flash crash on the ground and every one around gasping.
Although I can\'t see ANY obvious damage, or what hit the ground first, the 5D2 now has an error 30, and although the lens \"looks\" undamaged it doesn\'t rotate on to any camera properly, so they\'re both off to Canon. Hopefully CPS can turn them around by next weekend otherwise we\'re down to 3 cameras between two of us.
Anyway, the question is really about your experiences with the Black Rapid hooks. As I said, I screwed them down to prevent them opening, but some how the screw must have worked it\'s way loose and I am now pretty concerned about whether I can trust them or not. Having to send cameras and lenses away for repair is never \'cheap\', not to mention the inconvenience and embarrassment on the day. Dropping cameras never looks very professional (in fact it\'s the first time in 20 years I\'ve dropped one)!
Has any one else has this problem with Black Rapid straps, or should I consider it a \"freak\" occurrence?
[[edit] - Just to clarify, is was the carabiner on the strap that unscrewed and some how opened, not the screw coming off the bottom of the camera.
I started using the Black Rapid RS DR1 a couple of weddings back so that I can carry two cameras without having to worry about straps falling off my should etc.
Everything has worked fine until yesterday. The cameras had been on the straps for a couple of hours, and I ALWAYS screw down the locks BUT.... after I\'d taken this one shot I let go of the left camera (probably 3 or 4 inches from it\'s normal resting place) to pick up the right camera and the next thing I heard was a 5D2 + 24-70L + 580EXII flash crash on the ground and every one around gasping.
Although I can\'t see ANY obvious damage, or what hit the ground first, the 5D2 now has an error 30, and although the lens \"looks\" undamaged it doesn\'t rotate on to any camera properly, so they\'re both off to Canon. Hopefully CPS can turn them around by next weekend otherwise we\'re down to 3 cameras between two of us.
Anyway, the question is really about your experiences with the Black Rapid hooks. As I said, I screwed them down to prevent them opening, but some how the screw must have worked it\'s way loose and I am now pretty concerned about whether I can trust them or not. Having to send cameras and lenses away for repair is never \'cheap\', not to mention the inconvenience and embarrassment on the day. Dropping cameras never looks very professional (in fact it\'s the first time in 20 years I\'ve dropped one)!
Has any one else has this problem with Black Rapid straps, or should I consider it a \"freak\" occurrence?
Nov 12, 2011 at 09:59 AM
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