Тёмный
No video :(

Wrist Straps - Why I primarily use them with my cameras 

Mark Galer's Alpha Creative Skills
Подписаться 176 тыс.
Просмотров 26 тыс.
50% 1

This Video features wrist straps and attachment points made by Peak Design and Wotancraft. I did not receive money from these companies in order to create this video. I have simply been a fan of wrist straps for more than 30 years and simply wanted to outline how I prefer to attach the wrist straps to my cameras.
Purchase the straps directly from Wotancraft: www.wotancraft...
Mark Galer is a Sony Alpha Ambassador for Australia.
Join Mark Galer on Patreon for the best Alpha Support and Guidance. A single $10 Membership fee includes access to over twenty 1-hour member-only seminars, 'over 20 downloadable' eBooks + cameras setting (CAMSET) files (there is no contract or commitment beyond the first month). / markgaler
Mark's supporting website: www.markgaler.com
If you find Mark's work for the Alpha community helpful please consider making a donation to support the creation of new learning resources for Alpha users. Go the Donations link: www.paypal.com...
#SonyAustralia #SonyAlpha #SonyAmbassador #SonyAlphaANZ

Опубликовано:

 

23 авг 2024

Поделиться:

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист
Посмотреть позже
Комментарии : 76   
@nohandle-01
@nohandle-01 Год назад
Love this and the insight to the things that make your photos so warm and engaging. Ironically I have had a PD wrist strap for a while and have not used it. Another benefit is that this approach also saves neck/shoulder strain. Thanks Mark
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
Thanks for your positive feedback Jo
@gregscarcella519
@gregscarcella519 4 месяца назад
Absolutely fantastic video about a subject that I never gave any thought to, but the way you present with such extraordinary detail supported by excellent PRACTICAL examples makes me a believer. Now I’m looking into getting one.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills 4 месяца назад
Glad you enjoyed it!
@gregscarcella519
@gregscarcella519 4 месяца назад
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Hello Mark, You actually replied. NOW I’m considering becoming a $20 member for the reason that I read YOU personally respond to questions.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills 4 месяца назад
Most photographers join my support channel so they can download the assets (eBooks, Camset files, raw files etc) but I do have a Premium Plus membership tier with a dedicated Q&A forum where I help members resolve technical issues or where I can advise them on the most appropriate gear to use for their own workflows.
@gbwalther3198
@gbwalther3198 Год назад
Mar, I luv your phrase: "Make eye contact first & then move in..."You sound like an Alaskan Photographer! The only problem has to be that the brown bears happen to also have the same philosophy. Not a contest of wills, but a contest of eye contact! 😎😎
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
When shooting in Alaska I was happy to see the guy standing next to me had a rifle with bullets the size of my thumb.
@gbwalther3198
@gbwalther3198 Год назад
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Mark, thanks. you are right. Your friend next to you understood reality in Alaska. Glad you had a backup if it was needed. Saw the flyer on the upcoming trip to Nepal. Wishing you a great safe expedition. Some lucky souls will be able to make the journey with you as traveling photographer. We will be looking forward to your photos upon your return. Hope u post them on your site. 😎😎
@farmboy4570
@farmboy4570 Год назад
Hi Mark, long time wrist strap user also, havnt tried leather but many other types, currently have it attached to the bottom right side of the L bracket on the 7R5 and works well... L bracket also extends the length of the front grip for more comfort, especially with the 100-400 on.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
Thanks for sharing!
@PhotoTrekr
@PhotoTrekr Год назад
I use PD straps. I rarely use a neck or shoulder strap. But, I have hand straps attached to all of my full frame cameras. And I use a wrist strap on my apsc camera. I do like Wotancraft bags. So, I'll have to check out their straps too.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
The company as earned my respect with its attention to quality, functionality and timely shipping
@GlennZucman
@GlennZucman Год назад
Very cool that the Wotancraft writs straps have an option compatible with Peak buttons! Unfortunately, they don't seem to make any vegan options, so I'll stick with the Peak Cuff wrist straps that work well for me. Thank you as always, Mark!
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
Even one of my Peak Design cuff straps has leather sewn to one side. I figure I'll stop buying leather when people decide to stop eating meat. I stopped around seven years ago.
@garrettstevensen2467
@garrettstevensen2467 Год назад
@@AlphaCreativeSkills You stopped around seven years ago... what? Buying leather, or stopped eating meat?
@megamastah
@megamastah 26 дней назад
@@garrettstevensen2467 reading comprehension is not your forte, is it?
@kwozk
@kwozk Год назад
Thanks for the many excellent videos. I have tried many hand straps and the only one I found that seems work, that allows me to reach the top buttons on my A7Riv, is the SpiderPro Hand Strap v2. All other straps I have to loosen them, for example, the Peak Design hand strap. I also prefer the SpiderPro over my Peak design wrist strap.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
Thanks for sharing!
@nevvanclarke9225
@nevvanclarke9225 18 дней назад
100% agreed that they are the best things to use for Photography. If you put your camera around your neck I guarantee you will take most of your shots from eye height because you can't be bothered bending down to get a lower shot or taken the camera off your neck to get a higher shot. Wrist straps should be included with all cameras and do away the neck straps honestly. I messaged FujiFilm about this. Plus, putting a camera around your neck is bad for your neck as well
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills 17 дней назад
Thanks for your input
@CorineCles
@CorineCles Год назад
This is very very good. i didn't even know about the existence of wrist strap. Do you do video with that only or do you need to have a rig ?
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
I don't use rigs (cages and gimbals) - I always avoid going larger when I can get what I want by staying smaller. The only thing I have been known to add is a carry handle mounted to the Multi Interface shoe for low camera angles and a Bluetooth grip when talking to camera. I transfer the wrist strap to the Bluetooth grip in these instances.
@CorineCles
@CorineCles Год назад
Can you make a video about the carry handle and the bluetooth grip ? I have never saw that on youtube or give the references please ? Thanks for the video by the way. For once I see a video without rig, and it's very good. @@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
Personal support and guidance is offered via my Patreon.com/markgaler channel
@trekkeruss
@trekkeruss Год назад
I like many Peak Design products, but with the PD wrist strap, while I want to love it, I almost never use it. I primarily shoot concerts, and my A7III's both have have battery grips. For me the PD strap is too short to work well with the battery grip attached, especially since I rotate the camera from horizontal to vertical and back quite a lot. I also find the auto-cinch feature more annoying than useful.
@patrickmoney1894
@patrickmoney1894 11 месяцев назад
I definitely second the auto cinch being annoying
@chryseass.5143
@chryseass.5143 Год назад
I mainly use my Peak Design wrist straps but do have a Leash strap when I want to go very minimal. The Slide lite strap is just too bulky for me. I never use it.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
My slide straps are only used with heavy telephoto lenses
@callmehank88
@callmehank88 Год назад
Mark what size is the bag at 7:24? I too am a PD cuff strap and capture clip fan. I have the straps but only tend to use them when lugging the 200-600 for lens safety.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
That's my Pilot 7L messenger bag. I have a review for the 7L and 10L bags. Chris Nichols from dpreview.com voted the 10L his favourite photography product of 2021. I prefer the 7L as it goes into my tank bag of my motorcycle and forces me to pack light.
@michaelb9940
@michaelb9940 Год назад
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 🙏
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
I own and have used the Peak Design products you mention for many years. I have made a decision to use the Wotancraft wrist straps in preference to the Peak Design product (hence this video). It is not a sponsored video. I still use a Peak Design slide when working with large telephoto lenses with the strap attached to the lens (not the camera).
@garrettstevensen2467
@garrettstevensen2467 Год назад
Yo Mark! Nice videos! Is there anyway I can somehow download a camset file for an old, ancient A9? I downloaded the 500 page ebook already, but forgot to download the camset file for this one, very old, ancient camera that I don't yet know how to use... Thanks!
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
Unfortunately the A9 precedes the CAMSET feature. It only appeared after I flew to Tokyo at the start of 2019 to ask the firmware engineers for the feature.
@garrettstevensen2467
@garrettstevensen2467 Год назад
@@AlphaCreativeSkills DOH! Thanks for replying!
@jerryrichards8172
@jerryrichards8172 Год назад
Going back, to my first photography class back in 77 my teacher stressed the importance of a camera strap. When I have no strap on my camera I'm nervous ever since.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
I work in amongst crowds so can never afford to work without the security of a strap.
@jerryrichards8172
@jerryrichards8172 Год назад
@@AlphaCreativeSkills for sure.
@garrettstevensen2467
@garrettstevensen2467 Год назад
Mark.. Can you throw a brother a bone? I need a camset file for my ancient A9. I have your ebook, I just forgot to download camset file... Thanks bro!
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
Unfortunately the A9 precedes the CAMSET feature. It only appeared after I flew to Tokyo at the start of 2019 to ask the firmware engineers for the feature.
@garrettstevensen2467
@garrettstevensen2467 Год назад
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Doh! Thanks for replying anyway...
@TheDopePope78
@TheDopePope78 Год назад
Hi Mark, cool showcase of the Wotan leather straps. However, at 7:28 of your video, those straps seem to be more of a canvas-type material, rather than leather. Those aren't available on their website at the time of writing this comment either. Is it a new product that will be launched soon?
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
I may have received a couple of pre-production straps in amongst the leather ones you see on their site. The ones you see I think are also leather, but the typical leather finish is on the inside of the loop. Not sure how they have finished the back of the leather (the surface that is mostly visible) I will ask Wotancraft if the red and grey ones are something they are planning on releasing
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
I have been informed the straps you see at 7:28 are leather and canvas and will be new additions to the range next month.
@TheDopePope78
@TheDopePope78 Год назад
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Thank you for the prompt reply. I'll definitely be picking up a couple of these from their store when I'm in Taiwan! Always love and look forward to your wotan product review videos. Keep it up! (:
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
Apparently their first canvas strap will be a ‘salt & pepper’ style strap with the red one following later. The salt and pepper style can be seen in their watch strap range
@tonyblake8841
@tonyblake8841 Год назад
Hi Mark, have you or does anybody have any hints on how to stop the D rings mentioned at 5:09 from coming undone. I have tried a number of them, with and without rubber washers and tightened with a tool and the same issue. I have also seen the problem mentioned in other RU-vid videos. Using Loctite is not really an option. Thanks.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
Maybe you should switch to the Peak Design Anchor or Plate if you are not having any luck with these.
@colonelangus8247
@colonelangus8247 Год назад
I use parachute cord for my wrist strap, works out great.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
How do you attach it to your camera?
@colonelangus8247
@colonelangus8247 Год назад
@@AlphaCreativeSkills just loop the cord through the camera strap eyelet.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
My preferred anchor point would still be a Peak Design plate on the base of the camera so the strap/cord is not constantly moving on/in your hand.
@verzivull
@verzivull Год назад
Same here. This is a perfect approach if you don't have these peak design clips. I'm having two loops of a cord for a comfort. When I need it to make it longer, I simply pull one of the loop and it extends.
@Justin3C
@Justin3C Год назад
i bought both shoulder strap and wrist strap but ended up using the wrist strap the most.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
It’s the way to go
@SamandSteve
@SamandSteve Год назад
Peak design cuff user here.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
I also have two of these. I was so pleased Peak Design started making these as there was a drought of wrist straps before peak Design made them fashionable again.
@drpepper998
@drpepper998 Год назад
I use a Paracord Camera Wrist Strap.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
And do you mount it to the top or the bottom of your camera?
@drpepper998
@drpepper998 Год назад
@@AlphaCreativeSkills It mounts to the top mount point where you would secure a shoulder strap. It is long enough for me to be able to release the camera and it can hang from my wrist.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
I personally don’t like the top mount approach as I often find myself fighting with the strap
@drpepper998
@drpepper998 Год назад
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Well its mounted on the same side that I hold the camera. There is enough slack for me to do anything with my right hand. I have the strap on so I don't accidently drop my camera. I use an L bracket so on the bottom it just gets in the way.
@almostgreen9498
@almostgreen9498 Год назад
Wouldn’t you want the lightest possible strap? Why leather?
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
Weight is important to me but a wrist strap weighs next to nothing. One of my Peak Design straps is grey with leather sewn to one side. I don't own eat meat but I haven't stopped purchasing leather products. I wear leather shoes rather than trainers and use a leather Lightning Rider 12L as my second messenger bag when travelling light. I like small products which have been meticulously crafted.
@charlieross-BRM
@charlieross-BRM Год назад
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Leather also has an almost intangible springy property that is hard to mimic with synthetics. I used to walk big dogs - Bouviers and Golden Retrievers. When they lunge at the end of a canvas or synthetic woven leash I would feel the shock all the way past my shoulder. In fact the less stout leather straps provided more give and recovery. That's not even getting into the difference to your hand from a loop of leather that reaches the same temp. as your skin vs synthetics or natural fibers. They are all going to last a lot longer than the initial pain in your pocket to pay the difference.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
My leather belt is 20 years old, my leather boots are now 10 years old so I certainly agree with your last comment
@almostgreen9498
@almostgreen9498 Год назад
@@charlieross-BRM Charlie, a great answer. Thanks!
@michaelgravlund9194
@michaelgravlund9194 5 месяцев назад
Wotan Craft is great, but getting this wrist strap will cost a fortune in tax and shipment to Europe
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills 5 месяцев назад
Wotancraft have fee shipping to some countries and failing that Leica stores now stock some Wotancraft products
@ianunwin
@ianunwin Год назад
so you can buy cheaper anchor points, so why not buy the cheaper straps that are available form the same places and use lovely leather, have you tested these cheaper versions against the ones with the mighty inflated ego prices. i used to use a cheaper product that was so comfortable as a wrist strap as i find the thin straps dig into the skin.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
I don't purchase the cheaper anchor points (I stated my preferred options twice in this video). This video was more about my personal use of wrist straps. I don't expect my choices to be your choices if you are on a budget.
@ianunwin
@ianunwin Год назад
thanks sorry i thought it was a video looking at various straps, rather than a video to promote certain straps you use.
@AlphaCreativeSkills
@AlphaCreativeSkills Год назад
That’s what a review is - looking at the products the reviewer has used, then offer positive or negative feedback - not sure what you find confusing
Далее
Ремни PGYTech. Лучше, чем Peak Design?
23:07
e-Front Curtain Shutter - Switch it OFF or Leave it On?
30:53
HOW TO GET CRAZY SHARP PHOTOS WITH ANY CAMERA!
16:00
Просмотров 60 тыс.
Best Camera Wrist Straps on Amazon
17:36
Просмотров 25 тыс.
PAL Workflow  - the secret to successful shooting
18:50
I Switched to Spider Holster and I Regret NOTHING
21:41
Choosing the Best Focus Area on your Sony Alpha Camera
20:14