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I'm usually shooting with a heavier M4/3 body - an EM1, or a Pen F with a grip - and a 12-40 lens.

I've been using an Optech wrist strap for years and it's ok... but... is there a better option?

I want something as minimal as possible, but if I drop the camera (I never have) I want to know the strap will catch it.

Recommendations?
 
Gordy wrist strap. Can't get much more minimalist.

For the detachable aspect, either put a clip on it, or just leave one on each camera.
 
OpTech also have a teeny little finger strap :)
 
The Peak Design "Cuff" - scroll down this page: https://www.peakdesign.com/product/straps

Well-made, comfortable, quickly adjustable, and uses a quick-change connector system.

I've been using their straps and clips for several years, before that I used the Optech straps. The PK ones are more compact and better suited to μ4/3, IMO.
 
twenty200 said:
I'm usually shooting with a heavier M4/3 body - an EM1, or a Pen F with a grip - and a 12-40 lens.

I've been using an Optech wrist strap for years and it's ok... but... is there a better option?
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look for Peak Design. I love pretty much every product they make.

I interchange my EM1 with the slide-lide, leash and cuff. the latter is a wrist strap. it's not too big, very comfortable, and their quick release system is brilliant.

 
twenty200 said:
I'm usually shooting with a heavier M4/3 body - an EM1, or a Pen F with a grip - and a 12-40 lens.
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E-P5 and 12-40mm mostly for me.
twenty200 said:
I've been using an Optech wrist strap for years and it's ok... but... is there a better option?
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I use a way cheaper and simpler option.
twenty200 said:
I want something as minimal as possible, but if I drop the camera (I never have) I want to know the strap will catch it.

Recommendations?
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Here's my straps......



Simple loops of 1/2 inch cotton tape, pinned and adjusted until it fits my hand/wrist nicely, then sewn on a machine to make it safe. Always on my wrist, serves as a safety strap, but also can safely dangle the body when needed.

Regards..... Guy
 
Martin.au said:
Gordy wrist strap. Can't get much more minimalist.

For the detachable aspect, either put a clip on it, or just leave one on each camera.
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Leave it on = not detachable.

Gordy straps look so cool, but I'm less interested in looks and more interested in functionality. I want detachable when I don't need it & secure if someday I drop my camera (even though I never have). That's what I'm looking for.
 
slartz said:
look for Peak Design.
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YES! That's exactly what I'm thinking. Peak Design wrist straps look so minimal.

How does a Peak Design wrist strap compare to Optech?
 
zabatman said:
OpTech also have a teeny little finger strap :)
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Wait. What? Whoa... That's.... interesting! ...? ...I might have to try that at some point. I wish I could go to a camera shop & try it. I hate that I have to buy it first and decide, but then again, at that price...
 
twenty200 said:
Martin.au said:
Gordy wrist strap. Can't get much more minimalist.

For the detachable aspect, either put a clip on it, or just leave one on each camera.
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Leave it on = not detachable.

Gordy straps look so cool, but I'm less interested in looks and more interested in functionality. I want detachable when I don't need it & secure if someday I drop my camera (even though I never have). That's what I'm looking for.
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I've been using the Joby one for a while and love it. It has a cinch that tightens up to your wrist just by pulling against it. It's very unobtrusive. Works fine with E-M5II and 12–40 f.28.
 
I use a wrist strap from a Nintendo Gameboy.
 
Hi...

These straps are really good.



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They fit very securely.

The little black vertical line in the strap (to the extreme top right of image) is actually sewn into the fabric to stop the slider digging into your wrist.

Highly recommended.

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Kind regards,
Wayne.
 
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Hi...

These straps are really good.

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They fit very securely.

The little black vertical line in the strap (to the extreme top right of image) is actually sewn into the fabric to stop the slider digging into your wrist.

Highly recommended.

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Kind regards,
Wayne.
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The Joby is very comfortable and if you want to remove it quickly, you can attach Op/Tech quick connects to it, which makes it super convenient.
 

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twenty200 said:
I'm usually shooting with a heavier M4/3 body - an EM1, or a Pen F with a grip - and a 12-40 lens.

I've been using an Optech wrist strap for years and it's ok... but... is there a better option?

I want something as minimal as possible, but if I drop the camera (I never have) I want to know the strap will catch it.
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Proper paracord has a 500lb weight rating. I put a barrel lock on it to allow me to easily adjust the tightness around my wrist.
 
I really like the ones from Peak Design.

About as simple and quick detachable as possible. What I particularly like is that you can use them with your own favourite straps as well. I like being able to integrate everything.
 
easy to make, cheap also.
 
I'm using the fabulous "no strap at all" for a year or two now. Haven't dropped anything.

I had switched to just a wrist strap because everything else kept getting in the way, and it still annoyed the heck out of me when I used the power grip on the E-M1 and switched between portrait and landscape orientation.
 
Pretty minimal, and have the great quick release anchor system, when you want to go full strap. The coolest thing is that you can attach anchors to different parts of the camera, even the tripod mount with a plate, and attach the strap wherever you like. I have 4 anchors in my E-M1 all the time: one in every lug, and two in the bottom plate, for when I'm using a full strap, and want to go full sling, a-la-black-rapid, which is the most comfortable way to carry my event kit (E-M1 +FL-50 + 12-40 or 35-100).



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Martin
"One of the biggest mistakes a photographer can make is to look at the real world and cling to the vain hope that next time his film will somehow bear a closer resemblance to it" - Galen Rowell
 
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