Originally posted by JJJPhoto LaurenOE, do you find the Digital Holster allows for rapid camera changes without the risk of the camera falling out of the unzipped holster?
Right now when I'm on assignment and need to change cameras/lenses quickly I'm using the Sun Sniper DHP (
Sun Sniper Sun Sniper DHP Double Press Harness D-SSN-DPH B&H) which allows me to quickly swap between my cameras. I thought about getting the Think Tank Digital Holster last year but I was worried that it wouldn't be as fast to swap cameras and I'd have to close the zipper on the holster if I didn't want a camera to fall out when I'm walking quickly or running.
Oh, and for those who are worried about the strap coming out of the tripod socket on straps like these, the Sun Sniper series uses a mount with ball bearings that spin freely so the camera won't be likely to loosen when you're moving around. After a couple dozen weddings and press assignments I haven't had any cameras come loose from the Sun Sniper DHP strap.
A holster will never be as fast as a camera that is already out in the open. So in that regard, you have a special application - as do some of the other responses here that support the "rapid-strap" configuration.
However, I feel those instances are few and far between for the average shooter.
I find that the Think Tank Digital Holster gives me very quick access to my camera, and just as quickly can be zipped up and I'm off.
As for running with it open? No, I don't run with the holster open, but I do walk around with it open when I need to throw the lens cap inside while I am actively taking pictures. Because there is a flap that protects the LCD of the camera from the strap, the holster has a built in mechanism to keep most of what is inside the holster inside when the flap is open. Additionally, there is a pouch when the flap is open, that I also use to put things in. Unfortunately, the web and images don't do justice to the Think Tank design details.
Using the Think Tank Holster, along with another body and lenses in a backpack, are what finally made shooting with two bodies comfortable.
I can't live without my Think Tank Holster now.
I started to make a little video, but as I held the camera to video, I kept getting boob shot in the frame, and I'm too embarassed of my weight gain to make one where you see me in action using the Digital Holster.
It's up to more attactive women to demo photo products.