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The Best Straps for your Pentax and other Cameras

This is the second installment of my photography lensology. At this point I should have had like maybe 3 lenses... but I found out that the IP range I use at home is blocked. That means I can't create any lens. Heads Up Squidoo... some of us are not spammers. So I scouted for a coffee shop with an unblocked IP range. After 26 coffee shops I found one... 36 kilometers from home. (*faints) Oh I know Squidoo is doing it for the benefit of many. Just let me rant.

Now this here lens is about camera straps. Once you have a Pentax DLSR or any other big bodied camera, a point in your life will come when you will feel the need for a better camera strap. I'm past that point and now I'd like to share with every Pentaxian and DSLR user what I found to be the top 10 DSLR straps in the planet.

Choosing the Right Camera Strap

Camera straps are very essential to a budding photographer like yourself. It protects your expensive camera systems from accidental bumps and drops. Once you drop your camera... BANG!!! Sorry. Camera straps essentialy safeguards your equipment from your environment and from yourself. It also distributes the dslr weight around your upper body evenly. This allows you to last longer on events and photowalks. Believe me... photo shoots on festivals under the hot sun can drain people easily. I personally have seen a photographer collapse because of heat stroke. (don't ask me what happened to her camera). So it is very prudent to invest in one.

Here are some tips in choosing the best Pentax DSLR camera strap. Well it's good advice for other camera systems. :-) (Am I biased? Am I? You think so? Hmmmm... I must be using a Pentax.)

Select the correct length. Shorter one for hand straps and longer ones for neck and shuolder straps

Choose the material carefully. A camera strap the rips easily is as good as having no strap at all

Pick a camera strap with strong closures. Some straps are attach to one or both sides of camera with a metal or plastic closures

Check weight requirements. A heavy camera needs a strong camera strap.

Pick a style that suits you. Girly style. Flamboyant. I suggest a low profile camera strap.

But the best tip is to visit your favorite camera store and try every strap in fron of a mirror with your camera gear.

#1: The R-STRAP

... simple and cool

This was my first camera strap. I have another but this became my favorite. I got it cheap from a friend who upgraded his camera strap to something out of science fiction. Now I like to keep a low profice when walking around with my camera. It avoids unwanted attention which result into amazing candid shots. Also, I don't like to be a mugging victim.

BLACKRAPID "Fast Like That" promo 2009: by rstrapvideos | video info

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... it's time to get one for yourself

#2: The SunSniper

...simple, cool and probably better

Some say this is a rip-off of the R-Strap. But who cares as long as it does the job. It has improved upon the R-Strap design with the addition of a shock absorber and an embedded steel cable in the strap. This means that a thief cannot just cut through the strap when attempting to steel your camera. Nice innovation. I've seen only one photo junky having this kind of strap here in our area. Yep. She's a chick. Sadly though... she's not a Pentaxian. :-)

SUN-SNIPER-STRAP for Girls: by CaliforniaSunbounce | video info

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The new generation of SNIPER-CAMERA-STRAPS NEW! SHOCK-ABSORBER 6 good reasons to choose the SNIPER-STRAP: 1. QUICK ACTION - because the camera is hanging upside down, in the perfect position 2. EASY ON YOUR BACK - thanks to the integrated shock absorber 3. COMFORTABLE - because weight is distributed diagonally 4. STURDY - because it is made of high quality ballistic nylon 5. GLIDES SMOOTHLY - along the innovative RAIL-WAY strap 6. SAFE - because you wear it on your back The SUN-SNIPER-STRAP, made by SUN-SNIPER GmbH, is the new generation of quick, pliant and ultra convenient camera straps for professional photographers. The SUN-SNIPER-STRAP has a SHOCK ABSORBER that absorbs jolts in the strap and makes carrying the camera even more comfortable. This feature spares the photographer's back and reduces the load on the suspension point of the camera - the tripod socket. This positive effect is particularly noticeable with long lenses. Distribution by: http://www.sun-sniper.com california sunbounce flash-bracket sun-swatter boom-stick sun-bounce micro-mini sun-scrim dress-tube wind-killer le-louche g:stop roller-bag carrying-bag the cage location-truck fold-it sparkling-sun bluebox greenscreen griphead bert stephani david mecey mike larson greg gorman rolando gomez michael grecco Nick Vedros Erin Manning Richard Hume Art Brewer Steve Thornton Thayer Allyson Gowdy lime flickr diyphotography photostream Joe McNally David Hobby Peter Geller Guido Karp photokina wppi cinegear expo zingst nabshow photoforum connect pma lighting beleuchtung beleuchter light licht lichtführung sonnenlicht sonne sun studiolicht schatten shade available daylight ambient Rembrandt reflector reflektor goldreflektor silberreflektor popup bounce softbox soft lichtformer scrim lichtsegel diffusor diffuser flag bounce snoot cookie gels fotoschule workshop acadamy master class Meisterklasse tutorials tutorial lehrgang unterricht learning lernen lesson institute university student schule school fotoschule fotokurse coach education beginner basics principles rules article artikel manual step-by-step instruction instructions interview skills advanced 101 diy how to tips tipps homemade explanation secrets making-off behind-the-scene solution Tricks Techniques guide learn learning free resource examples bootcamp creativ techniques darkroom processing rangefinders large format dof hdr contrast exposure aperture perspective perspektive shutter speed composition scene color zoom f-number expose 5500K kelvin chip portfolios gallery galleries album photoblog film filming video videographer videofilm tv images pictures photography fotografie photo foto tool photoshop lightroom graphic masking cropping montage photographer photographers fotograf kameraman dop assistent director grip reporter photojournalist Photog pros professional amateur freelance commercial marketing business classic advertising product editorial wedding weddings sports car nature travel street night stock snapshot fashion mode bikini swimsuit lingery boudoir nude sexy erotic playboy modefotografie bademoden art glamour portrait head headshot food outdoor studio style black&white macro documentary paparazzi Assignment canon eos d40 d300 nikon bron olympus elincrome briese norman alienbees hensel lumedyne profoto samsung sony pentax hoodman e-system e-3 equipment gear filters accessories backdrops bracket stand tripod tripods stativ fotostativ leuchtenstativ blitzschiene systemblitz kamerablitz lens objektiv monopod sandbag accessory umbrella camera slr dslr digital striplight ringlight background muslin l-bracket l-plate adapter shot shoot shooting model supermodel modell posing flash strobe blitz blitzen blitzlicht blitzbeleuchtung strobist entfessert off off-camera remote light-triggered compact pocketvizard remote wireless transmitter reciver ttl radiopoppers speedlight speed slave sb-800 sb-900 gary fong lumiquest

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...here's the part where you get to buy one

#3: The Spider Holster System

... professional

Probably inspired by a western movie. You know... gunsligers... six gun kid. Great design. Definitely for the professional photographer. I'd recommend for those using two DSLR bodies. I'm not yet at that level and perhaps never will reach that level. But who know one of my dear Squidoo readers might get a charitable heart and mail me another Pentax DSLR. Hoho!!! Send me A K-7. Seriously this design prevents two camera bodies hanging from your neck from banging each other.

Interested in one? Here's the link of its worldwide distributors.

SPIDER HOLSTER Worldwide Distributors

Well don't blame me. It's not in Amazon or eBay.

... get your own carrier system here

#5: The Camera Slinger

...simple but effective

All I like about this system is that it is very simple. But it does not attract attention... but it sure needs a lot in aesthetic design. But I like it. It's lowprofile and is the choice of hi-profile photographers. It would need, in my opinion, somthing that would minimize the cameras dangling and of course an option to use it with one camera. Like I said a few hundred words ago... I will probably not reach the level of using two camera bodies unless one of you my dear readers get the notion to send me one. Yes I'll accept it even if its not a Pentax.

Camera Slingers Commercial in Malibu: by jessicalcon | video info

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...if you have not chosen any of the above, this is the moment

Notice to my valued Readers

Read straps #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5 again to have the complete Top 10 DSLR Camera Straps. Of course I'll be adding more. Keep yourself posted.

... yep, that's me

Only a neck strap will do on environments like this.

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