- 911 what is your emergency? - Hi, my neighbor is throwing a camera around the block, I'm afraid for its life - What brand is it? - Hold on, let me check... It's a Pentax! - Sir, this line is for emergency only, please hang up now.
After listening to you, Chris, I decided 55 years of neck straps was enough. I bought a SpiderPro wrist strap for 50% off from B&H. Just spent yesterday hiking and it really was a revolution. My camera was always on, always ready, I shot ten times what I normally do, and came up with all kind of keepers. Thanks for steering an old guy to a new and better way!
I’m going to say for me it was Flickr of the mid-2000s. Digital photography was just taking hold. Amazing community. Experimental, creative and largely supportive with a genuine mix of very experienced photographers and newbies.
It's amazing how entertaining it is to watch things getting dropped or thrown -- especially cameras. Also nice to see Jordan sporting a Camera Conspiracies shirt. Good show guys.
The Gear that had the greatest impact on my photography was the Nikon FM2, a totally mechanical film camera that was built like a tank - I sold my Minolta Dynax 9000 (remember that) to buy it and it taught me more about photgraphy than any course, article or video - because it made youu think and do everything for yourself, or suffer the consequences, remember this was a film camera. If Sony, Nikon, Canon or any of the current photography leaders made a a camera with great autofocus but just with apature, shtter speed, ISO and White Balance controls (maybe with the other stuff as additional options) I'd buy it.
as someone who recently started doing concert photography and uses a Peak Design Slide strap, you've convinced me to buy a wrist strap. Less to mess with, and in crowds I don't keep the camera down by my hip anyway. Thanks!
timely indeed, after 21 years as a full time photographer I bought my first wrist strap for my X100v, Peak design cuff! Ill never look back....unless something is behind me!
I think I switched to wrist straps on your recommendation some years ago. Thanks for that. They've been working great. Footage looks great in this one.
A Tamron Adaptall 80-200mm lens for my 21st birthday. I had a SLR and 50mm (standard lens back when everything was in black & white). I have wide angle lenses and move them about the bottom of the camera bag once in a while, but nearly always go for the telephoto.
I hate neck straps too and for a while I was using a Nintendo Wiimote strap as a wrist strap, until I invested in the Peak design cuff then never looked back!
I had a Nikon D50 as my first DSLR, I used a Canon AE1 for a College photo class, and a digital canon powershot 8MP camera when digital was starting. But I would have to say that what really got me into photography was the discovery of DigitalRev (with Kai and Lok editions) since it's the moment in my life that i wanted to improve my knowledge of cameras and photography.
Cameras & photography is what changed my life. I was a lowly portrait/landscape painter in Art School, ready to drop out and join the Air Force (which I honestly should have done), when another painter friend of mine suggested that I pick up photography, which I had never thought about before. I went from laborious oil and acrylic painting to the amazing world that is button pressing! It was mind blowing, especially since I was already an artist-in-a-rut. I still have my original photo school camera, a Nikon D5000, working after 100,000’s of actuations, traveled the world three times in 10 years. Second runner up would be Adobe Lightroom, which had just come out in 2010, I believe.
The Peak Cuff is my go to, so easy to switch between all my cameras. I have never liked traditional neck straps, my grandmother modified a thinner neck strap for me 30+ years ago to be a wrist strap, it was a domke gripper.
Me too, my Sony A7 III has been attached to a slightly modified Nintendo WiiMote wrist strap since I got it out of the box. Wrist strap made my day all day everyday.
I love my Peak Design wrist strap, use it 99% of the time, I also have the Slide neck strap but I never use it, it is wonderful though, much better than the neck straps you get with the cameras. Fun fact with the PD wrist strap, it has a magnet in it so when it's not attached to the camera you can flip the dangling end around and it will snap onto the part on your wrist and make a bracelet until you need to use it again.
I started using the strap on the left side even though I'm right handed. That way my right hand is free and whenever I want to take a photo I just brace the camera with my left hand and trigger the shutter release with my right index finger like usual.
For me it was Sony nex 5n... when I bought that little camera I carried it out everywhere with me,and it was a great experience to practice every day and night...it was a game changer for me...in that time I had a Canon 7d,but it was big and heavy...so,that little thing make a very big change in my every day practice...
I agree with the wrist strap. I can remember my first neck strap for my OM-10, after about two days, I was wrapping it around my wrist and just carried it that way for decades. I got into the Peak Designs approach about five years ago, I bought about six sets of their quick releases and put them on all my cameras, including my OM-10 that I still have today. I even used in on my Leica M5. I have one Peak Designs wrist strap and one neck strap. When I use the neck strap (like yesterday) I find myself wrapping it around my wrist anyway. The only thing I didn’t agree with in your video is your comment about you being so old ;-)
My preference in wrist straps has been optech, for about 15 years, they are neoprene, and have a quick release. I hate neck straps too. B&H has some nice ones without a quick release, and I'm thinking about trying one.
The game changing for me was when I placed the strap on the other side. Holding the camera with the strap on my left hand and having the right hand free to click and shoot just did more sense for me as a right handed person.
Chris is old? That's funny! The camera that changed my photography is my Deardorff 8x10. I liked shooting that format so much I didn't use anything else for a period of about 15 years.
oh yeah, Peak D. make me happy to, with their Capture Clips! When you are on a hike your can fix your camera to your bag and have easy access to it. Hapiness for me
Peak Design straps with anchor link system. I can change from neck strap to wrist strap, long day shooting in nature to street photography, and take it off quickly when on a tripod and the breeze is blowing.
Digital cameras in general. It was so nice to be able to just buy the gear and shoot away with no further expenditures after that. (GAS aside) Domke Gripper neck strap. I see Chris has one and treats it work disdain. This strap, I can use as a neck strap, shoulder strap (cross shoulder or one shoulder, since it doesn't slip off) or twist it a few times and it makes an OK wrist strap as well.
For me I would say it was M.Zuiko 12-40mm F2.8. First proper standard zoom lens i purchased 5 years ago. Even when i had to take a hiatus for some time last year i took some really nice photos on my OM-D M10 (original one), it inspired me to finally complete my digital kit and not just improve my techniques, but also to have proper tools to achieve the photos i wanted to take.
For me, it was my D7200. It wasn't my first camera, that's the D3100, but it's the first one to really let me spread my photographic wings and explore my interest in photography. The D3100 was a good tool for learning the basics but I quickly felt like it was holding me back. Most of my best/favorite images were taken with my D7200 and it's a piece of equipment that I'll never get rid of.
Having some money changed my photographic life. Being able to buy all the good s£!t you guys constantly tease us with in your reviews 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Definitely money.
TS-E 24. I thought a lot before I bought on (used), it confirmed my hypothesis. Because of thar one, I bought the rest of the TS-E lenses, then upgraded to the TS-E 24 Mark II. Those are my lenses of choice for landscape photography, and the TS-E 17 is a cracker portrait lens.
Hey Chris I found you and Jordan by accident scrolling through RU-vid awesome you guys are awesome man love you guys I learned a bunch of stuff watching your videos 💖🤚👍
My Olympus OM-1. I bought in 1976. Had to work all summer for it. Still have it and it still works great. As for straps: Peak Design are the best. Tried many other straps (neck and wrist), but you can’t beat PD...
It's my Gordy's wrist strap as well. I have three. One on each body - all different in color leather and all with the additional wide band. I modified them slightly to work with the Peak Design attachment system. I also bought the Peak Design strap, the Upstrap and others - they get a lot of use sitting in my photo junk drawer.
Millions of nice small wrist straps out there for 5-6 bucks for pocket cameras. Not DSLR. But you try one, and they don't break. But every wrist strap has it's weakest point, and it's the tiny loop going through the triangle thingy. You don't want to not use those because straight through the narrow flat slots is inviting a tear in the band from the sharper edge. It makes you think those slots need redesigning. But not done yet. You may think the weakest point is at the end of strap at the tiny skinny band loop, but inside that little cap that hides the connection to the larger strap is more trouble. It's a glued wad of both straps munched together. Find an extra 6 buck Nikon, or Sony or Canon strap, and crack open that thing. I didn't even need to crack it. I just pulled it apart. Knowledge is power. Wrist straps do more than secure the camera, though. They take weight off your fingers while holding the camera.
For smaller cameras, I use a finger loop through the right-hand strap latch point. Even a loop of shoe-lace works just fine. Whenever I pick up the cameraI I habitually stick my index or middle finger in it. It's not for continually supporting the camera, it's just a last-chance safety connection, for occasional butter-finger moments. And you don't have to wrap or coil a strap when you stow the camera in a pocket or bag.
I use the Cuff Peak Design wrist strap most of the time, except for street photography where I use the Slide Lite Camera strap to shoot from the hip. Does anyone remembers that leather hand strap that was attached with a metallic plate to the bottom of the camera, in the 90's for my Canon 40D, good old days.
Oh man, if you hate neck straps and like the Peak Design's Cuff, you should really look into their neck straps lineup - the ability to connect it not to the sides, but to the bottom of the camera and carry the camera as a sling bag is really nice.
I would say the peak design system as a whole change my work flow. Propad+belt+lenses kit= swapping lenses fast and using primes more. I would also say 6L sling bag to keep my camera safe when i was in Italy early February 2020.
I'm inclined to agree - I loathe those straps cameras come with but ever since I discovered the basic OpTech neoprene wrist strap I'm sold. Even huge cameras like my Nikon F4 work well with one. The only camera I still use a full strap on are MF film SLRs... cause they're freaking huge and you don't want that much weight on your wrist.
This video gave me hope. Even though I haven't had a wrist strap in a long time, I appreciate it. To be honest, I find it scary when I see photographers/videographers walk around with their cameras and ONLY their hand holding on to their camera. When I don't want to walk around with a tripod, I do use a camera strap regardless of the awkwardness. I recently ordered the Universal Camera Strap from KUVRD. (Delivery delayed due to pandemic.) Bur, after seeing this video, I'm going to order a camera strap right now! As a film maker, the gear that made a big difference to me were the two C-stands I bought. I don't know if that qualifies as "gear" per say, but these C-stands can serve so many purposes that I wonder how I went for so long without them. Thanks for your videos. I always enjoy your content.
IBIS. Can't really say anything else. Honestly, it's one of the best innovations that really impact me in a big way. Any lens is stabilized, and because the lens doesn't need to be, it can be as optically perfect as possible.
Amazing and funny video as everytime. I did myself tried many and many straps including the peak design one you talk about but with a heavy lens all along a day it’s a little tiring. Did you tried the clutch of peak design or smallrig ? Thanks again for your awesome products : even if sometimes the materials you talk about is not of my interest I always follow you. And , between us Chris, you far more talented than Jordan but shhhhtttt 😁
Sorry Chris I watch all of your videos but always forget to tap that like button, I was just wondering how many people are like me. Take care stay safe.
Now I'm planning to see my own... Leather and fabric... I do like that strong string , but now I have to research what kind to use and how to apply it because I don't like the clanky oversized rings tho I may do a double jump ring or find some durable chain
Great video QUESTION: Do one needs both wrist cuff AND shoulder strap? God willing, I’m going with peak design and got the cuff AND the leash shoulder strap. Is it and overdo? I’m thinking to use it in different scenarios. I got the peak design clip and when I wear a sturdy pants AND belt to use it WITH the cuff. For ease of carrying But when I’m in shorts and I can’t use the clip to hang my camera then I’ll switch to the strap. What are your thought? Thank you 🙏
I still use the old Panasonic-GF1 neck strap this way on the GH5. It's thin and soft. Today's neck straps are wide to allow a huge printed name on them so my trusty old GF1 strap has 10 years of service on the GF1, GH3 and the GH5.
Yes I love having a wrist strap too totally agree I have never put a branded strap supplied with camera on. Keep well Chris Jordan thanks for the vids luv em👍😉
Funny. I bought the Peak Design Slide last week and I like the release machanism. I will get more for all my cameras and I considered getting the wrist strap... just because. I ordered it be 30 seconds after this video was over.
I'm with you, neck-straps are terrible, wrist straps are the way to go. I use the Joby wrist straps, love them. That right there is why you buy a Pentax, I bet it still worked after that toss (if it was a working camera, looked like a prop) My K-1 has been dropped in the ocean, fell down a cliff and submerged in mud and it still works like new. No one builds cameras like Pentax, F'n tanks when you are out in the field, heavy as one too...lol
From when i started to use cameras, i quickly learned that a body and a lens dangling on my chest or belly and pulling on my neck was not a great idea, so i used to wrap all the neck strap around my wrist and live happyer, until the advent of the peak design wrist strap i didn’t trust the slim ones made for compact cameras
Thanks for the video. Big fan of Gordy and the PD cuff is nice and I use it as well. But these are my solution for mirrorless mostly when not using a grip. For my DSLR I went with the Canon E-1 Hand strap that worked with gripped Canon bodies. Slipped my hand in and could hold the camera that way all day long. Have recently found the Barber Shop Tight Contour Camera Hand Straps that are very nice indeed but also very expensive but all leather. Will use a strap on occasion but those are all sling straps that attach with a Quick Detach (QD) connection to an Arca-Swiss bracket or plate. Don't have to remove the wrist straps to use them.
I love wrist straps as well; particularly Gordy’s. Up until the point I realize I’m using the Canon RF 28-70mm f/2. That thing demands the use of the widest neck strap possible.
