Strap vs. no strap

Hi,

just got a new 400d, and I can't make up my mind whether to put on the strap. I use the camera a lot at home, and I think the strap will be bothersome here. The strap that comes with the camera doesn't look like you can put it on and off easily.
Are there any straps that can be clicked on and off easily?

Thanks,
zak

Sure....skip right up to the top of the page and visit the POTN store....the POTN strap is about as easy on and off as it gets. The price is right and it helps the cause too....you win all around!

Your poll forgot to mention the option of both straps....which comes in handy on many occasions.

Woolburr wrote in post #2130318
Your poll forgot to mention the option of both straps....which comes in handy on many occasions.

Yep, I use both. Hand strap when I'm shooting and neck strap when I'm changing lenses. Sure is a pain getting them both on though.

I hate the canon strap, so along with my 580EX i got an OPTECH strap from BH

I have the neck strap fitted (an Optech Pro) but very rarely use it around my neck - I tend to use it for carrying the camera on my shoulder if I have to.

I use the optech pro but only the short part of it. i dont think i have ever had the longer part connected and ive not even unwrapped the starps that came with my camera's

i use the canon strap but half the time have it wrapped around my arm, i take my camera to alot of clubs so its convient to allow me to secure it wrapped around my arm and also sling it over my shoulder.

didnt think you could fit both a shoulder and hand strap on tho. might have to try it out

I use a Hakuba handstrap in combination with a Tamrac neckstrap on my 5D for wedding work. Fatigue can be a factor during a long wedding day and I like the security of the hand strap when I've got the camera down at my side. I vary that motion with just letting it hang from my neck when my hands are occupied with other gear. - Stu

Most neck straps can be connected and disconnected pretty fast, leaving only the smaller connecteds attached the camera lugs behind. Usually the grip or hand strap is not setup for "quick disconnect." But a lot of those are fairly lightweight and not too obtrusive.

zak8956 wrote in post #2130309
Hi,

..............The strap that comes with the camera doesn't look like you can put it on and off easily.
Are there any straps that can be clicked on and off easily?

Thanks,
zak

As mentionned, you can have both neck and hand straps attached at once, and I do.. However, I find myself mostly using the handstrap when shooting.

I always use the neck strap, it might not be round my actual neck but I always have at least a hand through it.

I have 2 POTN neckstraps. They are wonderful and very comfy. I was using my 10D with 28-135 for a long time before joining the forum. that set up wasn't too heavy. But the 20D w grip and 24-70L are heavy and it's tiring to have that around my neck all day. So, I put the strap cross on the right shoulder and that seems to work great. If I have 2 cameras at an event, I will put one strap on my neck and the other one on the shoulder. I'm thinking seriously about getting a vest. I saw Jon balancing his cameras that way and it looks much more comfortable to me. (There is a strap on the shoulder of the vest that holds the neck strap in place.)

i use both wrist and neck

i want to get a POTN neck strap but im low on cash

my quick disconnect strap is only connected at the tabs creating a small strap which I hold most of the time. When fully connected, the strap goes around my shoulder.

I also have a hand strap but find it difficult to utilize properly when attaching to a mono/tripod.

conclusion - "mini-strap only"

my two pixels,
-D

no strap here.