Camera Straps

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I really don't like the look and feel of the wide advertising banner camera straps currently being shipped with Pentax and most other DSLRs and ma looking for something more classic looking.
Does anyone have any experience with these?
http://www.gordyscamerastraps.com/neck-horiz/index.htm
Thanks.
David
 
No, but they look great. Also a thinner strap will not distribute the weight that well, so you will have to keep your camera and lens combo light or you will have a pain in the neck ;-)

Bill
 
They do offer a subtle pad.
 
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I have a K-5 on the way and already have an #ist DS.
 
I have some Parachute Cord if you would like.
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Hi David,

Interesting straps that Gordy makes :) Like you, I used to dislike the
names on the straps .... but,now, I wear my strap (w/ Pentax name) as

a Badge of Honour :) Plus, they are relatively comfortable .... and, especially,
with the Q. ;)

cheers,

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I own a Tamrac N-27 for my K5 and Lowepro Voyager S for my K7. While both are excellent in distributing the weight and absorbing the shock of camera movement during hiking, the Lowepro has the edge on quality. I also use a Black Rapid RS 4 for city walk when I want to have quick access to the camera and it's better than my other straps for preventing neck pain especially with heavy lenses.
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It's the singer not the song.
 
I hate camera straps so I use a quick release strap. That way, the strap is only on the camera when I need it to be for hiking or walking tours. When doing studio or on location shots where no strap is needed, the strap comes off so it isn't flapping around.
 
I really don't like the look and feel of the wide advertising banner camera straps currently being shipped with Pentax and most other DSLRs and ma looking for something more classic looking.
Does anyone have any experience with these?
http://www.gordyscamerastraps.com/neck-horiz/index.htm
Thanks.
David
I'm a big fan of neoprene camera straps. Being slightly stretchy and quite wide, they are much more comfortable in my opinion.
 
I have some Parachute Cord if you would like.
Works great with smaller cameras. Photos were taken in a mirror. I heat sealed the knot.













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Same here. I usually buy OpTech bungee-style straps. The included strap is still in the box.
 
I use and have had it on 3 Pentax and one Nikon DSLR. The PacSafe DSLR reinforced camera strap. Very comfortable, runs about $24.00 on Amazon. I used it in Europe last year as I was worried about cut and take thief's. Great strap and just ordered one for my new K-5.
 
Last summer I purchased this: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/640683-REG/Pentax_85101_DSLR_Leather_Hand_Strap.html . I really like it. "Pentax" is embossed on the handstrap, but in the same black color as the leather itself. I rememember reading a review of a Canon user who commented that because of the subtleness of the Pentax label, it didn't bother him to use it on his Canon. It's a little tricky to figure out how the thing works to begin with (instructions that come with it are nearly worthless), but once you get it, it's great for its purpose.

I use it in combination with the OEM camera strap, but often times don't have the strap around my neck now, because of the no chance of dropping the cam using the hand strap (of course, there's always the possibility of me slipping and falling, in which case I'll have to practice a "body roll" fall to sacrifice my body instead of the camera :).)

Final note - even though the part that mounts to the camera base is made of metal, and has a threaded receptor in the bottom, it's not very usable mounting to a tripod - too much flexing, partly due to a piece of rubber between it and the camera base.
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