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Charley123 wrote:

P.S. - An inconspicuous camera strap is helpful for stealth, which is essential for candids and helpful for other subjects, IME.

If people see a flashy colored strap they get curious (or suspicious) to see what's hanging from the strap. Having an inconspicuous strap is as helpful as inconspicuous clothing, behavior, and camera when doing candids, street, or wildlife. I've also found being inconspicuous helps with many other subjects too.

I like old school guitar strap style camera straps because I find them very comfortable because they spread the weight over a wider area of my neck. My challenge is finding them in all black, or in a subdued color. Most are bright hippie dippie 70s colors and designs.

I applaud your choice of subued color camera strap. It's good looking in a classy, conservative way, and more importantly it's inconspicuous. If it's also comfortable, then you have a winner.

Both straps are Barton 1972 straps. The one on the Black X100S is an Original Style Deep Ocean Leather strap that looks black until you get out in bright daylight where you can see the ocean blue. The strap on the Silver X100S is an Original Style Blue Military Style strap. It is made out of cotton denim and is a lighter shade of blue. Both straps are extremely strong and that weave acts like a shock absorber, making them very comfortable to wear. They both have black leather ends that fit over the strap eyelets to protect the camera body from the split rings that attach the strap to the body. Barton 1972 make a whole array of straps; some are subdued solid colors and some are those outrageous bright colors or insane combinations.