DSLR straps

bertwert · 01-06-2016, 03:40 PM

Do you use a strap on your camera?
If so which strap and why.

I have the included neck strap on my K-50 but never really put it round my neck.

severalsnakes · 01-06-2016, 03:54 PM

I use a third party neck strap, so I guess I don't get to vote. ;-)

bertwert · 01-06-2016, 03:55 PM

Originally posted by severalsnakes

I use a third party neck strap, so I guess I don't get to vote. ;-)

I can't edit the poll afterwards, but sling strap meant third party sling strap/neck strap

Roob-N-Boots · 01-06-2016, 03:56 PM

If I'm using two cameras I use my Black Rapid double. If I'm using just one, I use a car seatbelt dslr strap made by Couch Guitar Straps.

**THoog** · 01-06-2016, 04:01 PM

Pentax neck strap on most DSLRs (because it is thin and light), just a wrist cord on the K-01 and K-S1.

**BigMackCam** · 01-06-2016, 04:08 PM

I use the BlackRapid Curve RS-7 sling. Best strap I've come across for a single DSLR so far. I would never go back to a neck strap, whether Pentax or third party... though many (including some pro's, apparently) swear by the stretchy neoprene neck straps... I would like a good wrist strap for my DSLRs, though - for when I'm happy to keep the camera in my hand, but don't want a big strap dangling and don't want to risk dropping the camera...

Originally posted by bertwert

I have the included neck strap on my K-50 but never really put it round my neck.

I used to do that too, but I came *very* close to dropping my camera once... never again!!

**Quartermaster James** · 01-06-2016, 04:19 PM

Wrist strap and a Peak Design Capture Clip.

**BigMackCam** · 01-06-2016, 04:20 PM

Originally posted by fwcetus

Yes -- just another "sort-of-a-poll" that assumes that everyone fits into certain limited finite slots.

Point acknowledged, but in fairness to bertwert, I think this was just an oversight - we can probably read "included neck strap" to mean "any neck strap"

pathdoc · 01-06-2016, 04:30 PM

I have more cameras than I have neck straps to fit them, so with the ones which didn't come to me with any fitted, I have a cross-body strap which screws into the tripod mount. Especially with the ME, MX and P series, it offers a convenient way to let the camera hang by my side until needed and then conveniently swung up to my eye for a shot.

**BigMackCam** · 01-06-2016, 04:35 PM

Originally posted by pathdoc

I have more cameras than I have neck straps to fit them

Ha ha

Actually, I only have the one BlackRapid strap that I screw into whichever camera I'm using (like yours, into the tripod socket). I've been toying with carrying two cameras at once with a dual camera sling, but I suspect I look ridiculous enough coping with just the one camera

**colonel00** · 01-06-2016, 04:37 PM

Sling straps for me. I have been using the Peak Design Leash for a couple years as it works great for me for the K-30 and my typical walk around lenses (18-135 & 55-300). I did pick up a Slide Lite which I haven't used much yet but I think it will work well as I look to "upgrade" to a K-3 II and perhaps some bigger lenses.

LeDave · 01-06-2016, 04:49 PM

Been using the included strap from K-3. I feel comfortable with the strap despite it being heavy with the grip and 50-135, and I like the security it has, dangling down your neck and right in front of you when you need it.

Reliant K1000 · 01-06-2016, 04:53 PM

I use one a friend gave me...he had it for years. From the old film days - for an SF1

davek · 01-06-2016, 05:04 PM

Most of the time I don't have any strap on the camera(s). It's either in my hand, in the small ONA bag, or in a peak design clip. When shooting an event (wedding) they are on my spyder belt system.

kooks · 01-06-2016, 05:13 PM

I use a handmade custom leather strap, its really nice, strong and with the past of time the leather start getting softer ( at the beging its kind of hard to bend )

View Poll Results: Do you use a camera strap?
Included neck strap	37	30.33%
Nothing	6	4.92%
Sling strap	57	46.72%
Wrist strap	22	18.03%
Voters: 122. You may not vote on this poll

01-06-2016, 03:40 PM	#1
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	DSLR straps Do you use a strap on your camera? If so which strap and why. I have the included neck strap on my K-50 but never really put it round my neck.

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01-06-2016, 03:54 PM	#2
severalsnakes Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Kansas City, KS Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,612	I use a third party neck strap, so I guess I don't get to vote. ;-)

01-06-2016, 03:55 PM	#3
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173 Original Poster	Originally posted by severalsnakes I use a third party neck strap, so I guess I don't get to vote. ;-) I can't edit the poll afterwards, but sling strap meant third party sling strap/neck strap

01-06-2016, 03:56 PM	#4
Roob-N-Boots Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Palm Springs CA Posts: 393	If I'm using two cameras I use my Black Rapid double. If I'm using just one, I use a car seatbelt dslr strap made by Couch Guitar Straps.

01-06-2016, 04:01 PM	#5
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685	Pentax neck strap on most DSLRs (because it is thin and light), just a wrist cord on the K-01 and K-S1.

01-06-2016, 04:08 PM	#6
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,670	I use the BlackRapid Curve RS-7 sling. Best strap I've come across for a single DSLR so far. I would never go back to a neck strap, whether Pentax or third party... though many (including some pro's, apparently) swear by the stretchy neoprene neck straps... I would like a good wrist strap for my DSLRs, though - for when I'm happy to keep the camera in my hand, but don't want a big strap dangling and don't want to risk dropping the camera... Originally posted by bertwert I have the included neck strap on my K-50 but never really put it round my neck. I used to do that too, but I came very close to dropping my camera once... never again!!

01-06-2016, 04:19 PM	#7
Quartermaster James Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 653	Wrist strap and a Peak Design Capture Clip.

01-06-2016, 04:20 PM	#8
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,670	Originally posted by fwcetus Yes -- just another "sort-of-a-poll" that assumes that everyone fits into certain limited finite slots. Point acknowledged, but in fairness to bertwert, I think this was just an oversight - we can probably read "included neck strap" to mean "any neck strap"

01-06-2016, 04:30 PM	#9
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	I have more cameras than I have neck straps to fit them, so with the ones which didn't come to me with any fitted, I have a cross-body strap which screws into the tripod mount. Especially with the ME, MX and P series, it offers a convenient way to let the camera hang by my side until needed and then conveniently swung up to my eye for a shot.

01-06-2016, 04:35 PM	#10
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,670	Originally posted by pathdoc I have more cameras than I have neck straps to fit them Ha ha Actually, I only have the one BlackRapid strap that I screw into whichever camera I'm using (like yours, into the tripod socket). I've been toying with carrying two cameras at once with a dual camera sling, but I suspect I look ridiculous enough coping with just the one camera

01-06-2016, 04:37 PM	#11
colonel00 Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 483	Sling straps for me. I have been using the Peak Design Leash for a couple years as it works great for me for the K-30 and my typical walk around lenses (18-135 & 55-300). I did pick up a Slide Lite which I haven't used much yet but I think it will work well as I look to "upgrade" to a K-3 II and perhaps some bigger lenses.

01-06-2016, 04:49 PM	#12
LeDave Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minneapolis - St. Paul Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,067	Been using the included strap from K-3. I feel comfortable with the strap despite it being heavy with the grip and 50-135, and I like the security it has, dangling down your neck and right in front of you when you need it.

01-06-2016, 04:53 PM	#13
Reliant K1000 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: BC - On the 49th parallel Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 235	I use one a friend gave me...he had it for years. From the old film days - for an SF1

01-06-2016, 05:04 PM	#14
davek Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Elmira, On, Canada Posts: 461	Most of the time I don't have any strap on the camera(s). It's either in my hand, in the small ONA bag, or in a peak design clip. When shooting an event (wedding) they are on my spyder belt system.

01-06-2016, 05:13 PM	#15
kooks Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: San José, Costa Rica Photos: Albums Posts: 794	I use a handmade custom leather strap, its really nice, strong and with the past of time the leather start getting softer ( at the beging its kind of hard to bend )