Too Protective?

I have had my XTi for just over a month now and love it very much. But am I too protective? I wanted to get a new strap with a quick release but was fearful that and pieces of metal still attached to the body might end up scrathing the body will its in its bag. I constantly clean the camera (just wiping dust away from it), and keep it in its bag probably 95% of the time I'm not using it.

Anyone else out there that is extremely protective of thier camera/equipment? Or am I the only crazy one?

~Johnsoir

Be as protective as you like but the moment being protective starts costing you images then it's gone to far.

Yup, you're being a bit anal. You'll get over it...

Get the POTN OpTech strap. Nothing metal attaces to your camera. The heavy-duty quick release are up on the strap itself.

I manage to keep my gear in great shape even without having to baby it. These things are tools meant to be used, brother. It's great to have nice things and keep them in good shape, but are we buying our equipment to gawk at them and go "Awww... how pretty!" ?

In my opinion, cameras and lenses are tools to be used, and not just decoration to be admired.

I'm kinda proud of the worn spots - the brass showing through the worn black finish - on my old Nikon F cameras and their lenses. They (and the images I have, of course) prove that I actually used the cameras in the past.

When I look at the scratches/dents and worn spots on my old cameras I just remember the good times I had taking pictures.

I take care of my equipment but I do use it.

Denny

nothing wrong with taking extra care of your equipment… keeps up the resale value

It's a tool to be used (to take photographs), and will not work very well in the bag.

Anality might be problematic here.

You'd crap if you saw how I handled my equipment. I use my cameras and lenses as tools. I think my 70-200 had mud on it for three or four months after I did an outdoor shoot. As long as the glass is clean, the image quality isn't compromised.

Nothing wrong with babying your camera, but do remember, like a car, it's meant to be driven. Buy it and collect it, or buy it and use it. But pick one.

It is nice to take care of your things but when one is to the point of 'loving' consumer electronics and agonizing over their care, worrying about surface scratches a useful accessory could potentially make, yup... it's gone too far. It's a consumable and you own it. It doesn't own you so use it as such. It's going to get scratched, dinged and get wear marks. My God! It might even break!! Have fun.

I see these posts all the time, "should I bring my camera to the beach or snowboarding or on a trip?" I bring my stuff everywhere I go. I've found there isn't much to photograph sitting in your house worrying about getting a speck of dust on your camera.

Consider this.....the moment you put the thing to your face you have pressed your greasy nose against the LCD. Uh oh...now your shedding skin cells on the shutter button!
It's a good idea to keep it clean but no matter what you do.......
You won't regret getting the POTN strap.

Consider this.....the moment you put the thing to your face you have pressed your greasy nose against the LCD. Uh oh...now your shedding skin cells on the shutter button!
It's a good idea to keep it clean but no matter what you do.......
You won't regret getting the POTN strap.