Gdad
I'm fuzzy on the whole good-bad thing
- Joined
- Oct 19, 2006
care to elaborate on the not-happyish feelings about your BR ??
have you checked out the optech dual harness, it's awesome if you have 2 cameras, and can also be used with just one camera, and the fact that it's optechs modular system makes it that much better..
Well lately I have been doing a lot of tripod shooting which makes using the bottom mount a pain in general. This has also led to two close calls when using it. Once I was using the d-ring on the tripod quick release plate as a connection point instead of the connector that comes with it- found out that was a no-no when I lifted the camera from my side and found it attached to nothing and the d-ring on the ground. The other time I was shooting with the 70-200/2.8 and had the connector in the tripod mount on the lens- went to change lenses and forgot this- dropped my D700 and then cought it before it hit the ground. So in using the strap and having two major near misses in just a couple months make me question how much I really like it. BR is supposedly developing a stainless steel replacement for a tripod quick release plate that the d-ring is suitable for supporting a camera from their strap. If they came out with this I think it would solve a lot of problems- including the way the connector tears up the rubber on the bottom of my camera and the way the clasp scuffs the finish off since the plate is wider and offers more protection. It is the most comfy strap I have ever had but it has me paranoid about dropping my gear.
I'll check out the Op-Tech but I rarely carry two cameras.