Comments on: Ohhh, My Aching Back!

By: noyuo

noyuo — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:43:41 +0000

Ye Xu, No, they didn’t kill the tripod mount. BR makes a screw in that works in conjunction with most tripod mounts. It is 650 baht here, but I think like $15 USD in the US.

It would be nice if the reviewer actually stater which models they were using. BR is the RS-7.

By: Ye Xu

Ye Xu — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:18:01 +0000

All these strap are same copies of 1885 Carbin Sling.
The only creative thing is they move that design to the camera strap.
they didn’t be creative enough to solve following problem

1. the design killed tripod mount
2. the camera will spin around during the walk
3. how about the screw get loose? is there any safety backup,

By: Don

Don — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:05:35 +0000

I just received a Camera Slinger double strap and am returning it. The eyehook attaching to the bottom of the camera sticks out 1-5/8″ compared to about 3/8″ on the black rapid strap. I can see me getting gouged by the eyehook as I am moving about plus the inside of my camera bag getting torn up unless I remove the eyehook every time I put my camera in my bag. Also, the strap hook does not have a lock on it and I fear seeing $2000 worth of lenses hitting the ground if the wrong button is accidentally pushed. With the black rapid strap there is a screw type lock that locks the hook closed. I would feel much more comfortable carrying around expensive lenses attached to a black rapid strap

By: Simon

Simon — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:32:26 +0000

Where is the 2nd brake/cam buckle on the black rapid?

By: Sun Sniper straps

Sun Sniper straps — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:40:00 +0000

[...] Today, 04:37 PM Found a good comparison between the two…. here [...]

By: Mark Poeling

Mark Poeling — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:26:28 +0000

Mahlzeit

By: Don Z.

Don Z. — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:58:16 +0000

Also try the Mzungu Quick Draw Camera Strap ($20):

http://www.rogermoorephotography.com/quickDraw.php

This strap has no lens-changing problems, as the connector is always on the camera body. With other designs, the connector has to get moved to either the tripod socket or telephoto lens barrel, depending on which lens is used. When you swap lenses, you may also have to move the connector (which slows you down). No so with the Mzungu strap system. Is it better? I use both the Mzungu and Black Rapid, depending on conditions.

By: D. Travis North

D. Travis North — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:57:54 +0000

I had the opportunity to review the Sun Sniper and the Black Rapid for my site. And while both were equally appealing, there was an additional option that surprised me: The Luma Loop. It’s not readily available via the normal sources, but do a search and you’ll find it. Anyhow…it is currently my sling of choice. On the surface, it seems simpler and perhaps less ideal. But it has a feature I really like: it’s default fastener. It’s literally a loop of webbing that can hook to any point on your camera. I’ll hook mine to one of the strap rings. If you want to bolt it to the bottom like the Sun Sniper/Black Rapid – you can do that too. But as a person who’s constantly working with a tripod intermixed with hand-held shots, those options aren’t good for me.

Additionally, the “loop” itself can be removed from the strap. So if you want to quickly throw it on the tripod, you just unclip it and go. You can also get extra loops so that you can have a loop always on each of your cameras. Very nice.

So check out the Luma Loop. I have it, use it and find it to be the best of the sling options.