Have any of you users of the R Strap or Q Strap used the strap whilst carring other kit in a shoulder bag (as opposed to a rucksac-style bag).............I quite fancy an R Strap, but as I use a shoulder bag most of the time, I can't see how they could be compatible?
I used one for a bit in Afghanistan and it was only really a problem due to the body-armour and rifle-sling getting fouled (rifle had to be slung behind me for work and that sling was diagonally across me in the opposite direction to the R-Strap, so the rifle-strap was fouled).
I use it on my second body with the 70-200 attached to the lens' tripod mount and have no issues with it all. None. Zero. Very good bit of kit for fast-paced work if you have more than one body...
Thanks Don't think body armour and/or a rifle are going to be a problem for me
You've not been to Tescos on pension day then!!
I've just taken delivery of the Cameraslingers double strap and will be testing it in anger for the first time this weekend. I went for this design as it does not have the strap across the chest which makes it a bit more discrete.
I'll let you know how I get on!
Has anyone got one of these, the Optech dual harness?
http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-optech-dual-harness-large/p1033076
Two small loops of bootlace nylon through the camera anchor points. 2m of 6mm paracord.
1 bowline and one midshipman's hitch
best camera strap ever, easily adjustable, doesn't slide off you shoulder,
cost about 10p
Has anyone got one of these, the Optech dual harness?
http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-optech-dual-harness-large/p1033076
Well it seems that these are not so bad after all... As the only downside I could read was about the hard rubber part with the bobbles on it..
Spose that you could add a bit of neoprene padding to it somehow...
No-doubt there will be a few replies to your review/post on it thou Simon & then with a few downside's no-doubt..
Yeah, it's just quite hard plastic, you know? Not really soft at all. The bobbles are obviously to stop it slipping too much, but they do dig in a little with a thin t-shirt on.
The shoulder padding on my Kata toploader is lovely. It could do with something like that
Shoulder pad on the R-Strap is deliberately non-grippy, so that it slides over/around the shoulder more easily, and is more comfortable with breatheable fabric.
It's certainly comfy, even with a heavy camera.
So what sort of shoulder pad does the R-strap have then?
With this Q-strap, it's just a plastic thing. I wonder if I can use something from an un-used bag, or buy some sort of adapter or cover to go over it
It's similar to the padding you have n some shoulder bags. Mine has a zipped pocket which will hold a couple of memory cards. With the adjustable stopper at the bottom of the strap, it ensures that the padding remains on your shoulder.
This may give you a better idea
http://terrywhite.com/techblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/rstrap.jpg
OpTech have just announced a shoulder sling attachment for their strap system - £30 http://www.newprouk.co.uk/optech-utility-strap-sling.htm
But it's not like an R-Strap in that it attaches to one of the normal strap lugs, not the tripod bush, so the camera hangs differently. I've tried it like that and the camera swings and bounces around, whereas if you use the tripod bush the camera hangs nestled with your hip against the angle between the camera body and the lens - much better and more secure. And the strap then stays underneath the camera, completely out of the way.
Basically the R-Strap way is much better IMHO.
I actually use that system in preference to an R-strap, simply because it allows me to swap between a 'normal' round the neck strap and an over-should style one very easily.
It does bounce a little but not excessively so - I was out all day with it last weekend without a problem. I did make sure I only used one of the clips, rather than both, since I found it hung more comfortably.
Didn't cost me £30 either... I found the long straps by themselves and clicked them into my TP neoprene bit.