Stock neck strap or buying a different one

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Do you guys use the stock neckstrap you get with the camera or do you buy a different one?
 
Replaced mine with a super cheapo neoprene neck strap from ebay.
Its a million times more comfortable than the stock strap, though I do question the reliability of a 2 quid China made strap.
 
Kata Reflex C here, comfortable and it has two small pockets to hold memory cards or 4 AA batteries.
 
Replaced the one on my new camera with a nice Talk Photography one.
It was a nice green colour

It also meant I didn't have a strap which shouted out Expensive Brand 'PRO' camera to anybody who happened to be walking past me. Especially since I was taking it around America for the first couple of weeks that the camera had been out.

Unfortunately, this thread seems to suggest that they are out-of-stock

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=285577&highlight=camera+strap
 
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I just swapped over to a sling strap, there are various ones available that attache to either the tripod mount or usual strap mount. Most people find these to be far more usable than neck straps.

I went for the OpTech one as it attaches to the standard strap points meaning I can leave the tripod mount in place. Though I have found the tripod ones easier to use in portrait.
 
Optec again, worn as a sling strap.

I've just started using a Sun Sniper as well which has been pretty good so far. Some little sh-one-t set a lighter to my bag strap in the last student bust up, and I'm not risking that again; the Sun Sniper has a metal anti theft wire running through it, but it's not cheap.
 
The strap I got with my 20d is rubbish, not very comfortable, doesn't feel very secure, so I'm using my old canon one I got with my 350d, its amazing the difference!
 
I got an OpTech strap as a present last year and I've been very pleased with it,
 
I use OpTech straps - way more comfortable than the original fabric ones, especially with the mass of the D700 with a 24-70 f/2.8 mounted!
 
coldpenguin said:
Replaced the one on my new camera with a nice Talk Photography one.
It was a nice green colour

It also meant I didn't have a strap which shouted out Expensive Brand 'PRO' camera to anybody who happened to be walking past me. Especially since I was taking it around America for the first couple of weeks that the camera had been out.

Unfortunately, this thread seems to suggest that they are out-of-stock

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=285577&highlight=camera+strap
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Apparently a thief will not care about whether you have a D3s or a D3000 so will not really bother looking at the writing on the strap - he just wants to offload it quickly down the pub ;)
 
Also check out the Matin branded ones on ebay, seems to be a better buy than the optechs for half the price.
 
I got the Crumpler Industrial Disgrace strap for my 7d. Loving it so far, feels a lot better than the original especially with a heavy lens.
 
OpTech all the way - I've used them for years and now have 3 on various things. Standard camera body straps feel awful in comparison.
 
Black rapid 7 for me, stock straps always seem to short and nowhere near as practical/versatile.
 
Either a single or double R-strap here. Well, Chinese copy, but essentially the same thing.
Most comfortable and accessible strap i have used to date.
 
If I'm walking about with the camera I use an R strap. If I'm in one spot and can put the camera down occasionally I use a wrist strap.
 
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