Reading mode: Light Dark

Group poll: Neck strap, wrist strap, or none?

Go to last post
H

hinsb

Active member
Messages
68
Reaction score
1
Location
US
I'm just curious how group members carry their NEX 3/5. Do you use the included neck strap, a wrist strap or go "commando" style with nothing dangling?

I've attached a small wrist strap (from a Fenix flashlight) but find I forget to thread my wrist through it most of the time anyway. I might just do away with it and go commando.

Cheers,

Carlo

--
http://www.flickr.com/photos/luminwerx/
 
I have a long neck strap that drapes to hip level. It's excellent for landscape shots, but awkward for portrait. luckily it unclips and shortens to a pseudo wrist strap.
--
-mark

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_mcd/
 
I use a Luigi's thin black wrist strap. It's attached to the camera with one of those tripod things. It creates a perfect triangle that leaves the camera rest with 2 fingers on the grip, the thumb is near the rear but doesn't have to be.... It's a very fast accurate way to carry the camera. I carry my "M's the same way.
shooter

http://www.streetshooter.us
Vice President, Friends Of The Forgotten
http://www.friendsoftheforgotten.org
 
I've tried all kinds of wrist straps and neck straps, from Gordy's to a custom seatbelt neck strap. Hilariously, I've settled on a $5 Olympus wrist strap that is very thin and doesn't add any bulk. Go figure!
 
I made my own from some thin webbing.

--

The greatest of mankind's criminals are those who delude themselves into thinking they have done 'the right thing.'
  • Rayna Butler
 
Carlo said:
I'm just curious how group members carry their NEX 3/5. Do you use the included neck strap, a wrist strap or go "commando" style with nothing dangling?
Click to expand...
Indeed, I just despise neck straps. They are just "always in the way," and I really prefer to carry the camera "in hand" while I'm out and about.

I have always used wrist straps -- even with my old DSLR. I've been using the high-quality "woven" straps that Canon supplied with its pocket cameras many years ago -- the newer ones just aren't nearly as nice.

I've bought a bunch of these from Canon's "eStore" over the years, but a year or so, they just disappeared. I recently bought a fresh supply from an eBay seller from Hong Kong -- hopefully they will outlast my needs for a few years.

So, it's "wrist strap" for me -- nothing fancy at all, just a basic wrist strap.





Tom Hoots
http://thoots.zenfolio.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomhoots/
http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/4330317199/albums
 
Personally, I couldn't stand the included neck strap with the NEX-3, so I ditched it for the neck strap from an old Sony camcorder. However, I use the neck strap when I'm walking a distance without taking pictures, otherwise I'd rather hand-hold. Also, I use it for support when a tripod or stable surface is unavailable or inconvenient. So neck strap for the most part, though how much use it gets is an entirely different story.

--
M Irwin said:
I can't believe those nutjobs at Sony don't put zoom into their prime lenses.
Click to expand...
Anything with a little greek A is cool by me.
 
i use a long neck strap that sits hip height.
 
I use the included neck Strap for the Nex 5. I haven't found it uncomfortable in any way yet. I'll probablly buy a wrist strap as well to try that out.
 
Wrist strap every time, no matter what the camera.
hinsb said:
I've attached a small wrist strap (from a Fenix flashlight) but find I forget to thread my wrist through it most of the time anyway. I might just do away with it and go commando.
Click to expand...
The primary purpose of a wrist strap is security against accidental dropping, so forgetting" to use it shouldn't even be an option.

--
John Bean [GMT]
 
Wrist strap but a strong camcorder one with a tightener
 
I use Gordy's wrist strap.





It's excellent for bare hands, but too small for when I am using a glove.
I might order another larger one, but the the black/red version.
Needs some wearing in though, after that it's very comfortable.
 
I also couldn't stand the neck strap. So i don't use any straps right now. Nex-5 has a good grip. I might consider a wrist strap coz changing lenses in street is bit harder without a strip.
 
I dropped my NEX within 20 min of owning, looked at the neck strap included and said no thanks.

With OM lenses I haven't dropped it since and the camera has plenty of support. I'm not going to drop it while using it.
 
SoulNibbler said:
With OM lenses I haven't dropped it since and the camera has plenty of support. I'm not going to drop it while using it.
Click to expand...
"I'm not going to drop it while using it"... I have a sense of deja vu here, because I think that's what I probably said until the time I lost my footing on wet grass while taking a picture. It was a hard lesson; the camera ended up in the stream at the bottom of the slope I was by then sitting on.

Many years later, a similar thing happened. This time the camera got a bit of mud and grass on it but was otherwise unharmed and still attached to my wrist.

Stuff happens, be prepared for it.

--
John Bean [GMT]
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

R
Wrist strap for the Zf
Replies
14
Views
10K
shadowlands
shadowlands
FujLiver
My Z8, 28 days later .....
Replies
3
Views
30K
surrodox2001
S
V
Mirrorless + shoulder strap bag = ?
Replies
1
Views
6K
MJ_Photo38
MJ_Photo38
L
Is safe to carry Olympus EM5 mark ii by tripod mount pendulum style?
2
Replies
21
Views
3K
TomFid
T
FujLiver
My new Fujifilm GFX100RF
2 3
Replies
40
Views
52K
jhunna
J

Keyboard shortcuts

f
Forum
m
My threads
Mobile site
About
Editorial content
Cameras & Lenses
Community
All content, design, and layout are Copyright © 1998–2025 Digital Photography Review All Rights Reserved.
Reproduction in whole or part in any form or medium without specific written permission is prohibited.
When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission.
©GPS Media - Guides, Products, Services.
Back
Top