I personally find a lot of value in being visually inspired by the equipment that I use. I have been enjoying your videos! Thanks for all the work you put into them for us.
I can absolutely relate to the fact that PD makes everything very tech looking. Therefore I love the functionality of their products, but unfortunately, I always find myself keeping all of their products on a wishlist for years and end up never buying any. So excited to find out that there is a good looking option! Tanks Banj!
Thanks for this video. I like the op/tech straps and connectors. They're very practical, comfortable and fairly inexpensive, but pretty "techy" so you wouldn't like them. I do use leather straps (several from Gordy's) on my "older" cameras. Keep up the good work.
Recently picked up a Black Rapid Breathe Curve (not leather). I picked it up for its function rather than it’s cool points. It’s had a bunch of great features and helps me get the job done. Mostly like it if I want to have my camera out of the way, but still bring it along with me.
My favorite strap is Vi Vante Matador SL. It’s made by braised leather, soft yet grippy. I wear it cross body and I can slide my camera any position and it will hold in place and won’t slip down. The SL version fits Peak Design Anchor Link. Wotancraft PD Anchor Link leather strap is great too, soft one piece of scar free leather, but it may be too thin to shoulder heavy camera for long wear. Australia Lucky Strap has some low price good quality wide leather straps that I use with heavier camera. Hold Fast Money Maker looks and work great but it’s heavy, bulky and I always worry the hardware may scratch my camera. It’s kind of overkill for smaller body like Leica. The advantage is they can customize for you (e.g., left hand), but some items shipping is slow, it’s possible that they’re made to order. Another good strap for Leica is Harry Benz, excellent craftsmanship, the only thing is very long wait. The last strap I ordered took three months, hopefully that was because of pandemic. Their SL version fits PD Anchor Link.
Great video. I shoot three cameras on the street mounting 3 different lenses. I hate changing lenses when I see a subject requiring a,different focal length. My set up is,Leica 111f with 21mn, Mr with 35mm, and Contax 11a with 50 sonnar.. I hate the N6 strap I have been using for 30 years , but is actually east to get off. Just bought a nice adjustable leather strap for Contax11a so I can hang 2 cameras vertically. Have a writs strap for 111f which is almost a snapshot camera with a 21mm . I am considering the peak design leather strap you showed because I also have other cameras I use as well. Great video
Super cool channel and detailed stuff! What shoulder strap with a single mount would you recommend for a point-and-shoot that you otherwise hang it on your wrist?
Gordy is my go to strap. Perfect for a Leica M body. I dont use the extra neck thing. The nice thing is they offer a lot of different lengths which a lot of companies do not (I go for a 34"-36" and its hard to fine short straps). Another nice thing about Gordy where the strap connects to the body of camera there is not a lot of material to get in the way of your hands. A lot of wider straps and straps with chunky connections (like the Holdfast Classic Strap) really bug me when holding the camera.
dont forget to apply neatfoot oil once every few years to help preserve your leather strap, it also helps to make them more flexible, i restored an old strap from 1962, it does miracle
Great vid as always. You had a brown leather strap with string style snaps on one of your Leicas. (I think it was in your DBMH promo vid if I remember correctly). What strap brand was that one ?
Ohhhhh it might have been an earlier version of the Clever Supply Co one before they added the Peak Design stuff! I had a Gordy’s Strap on my Hasselblad, a HoldFast MoneyMaker for my Leica M240 digitals and an earlier Clever Supply Co strap for my Leica M6
Great video and great information. I am using peak design. Do you have trouble putting it onto a Leica M? I could not squeeze the thread of the anchor part into the "ear" on the camera.
My go-to strap is the one handmade by @ybputro. Super comfy! Check out his IG. He's based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He can do international shipping too.
