Picked up a Pacsafe 100 Camera Strap

Mine came in today! Very Excited about it I like it so far, the length is nice. Mine is the buckle and tang version with the rings that attach to the body. So you guys took the ring off and just fed the belt part in through the loops?

adblink wrote in post #7612220
Mine came in today! Very Excited about it I like it so far, the length is nice. Mine is the buckle and tang version with the rings that attach to the body. So you guys took the ring off and just fed the belt part in through the loops?

Yes, look at a photo of a Nikon D700, and you'll see the two tiny metal eyes that those rings are for. If you have a real camera like a Canon, you can toss the loops and use the webbing directly on the camera attachments.

nice, i think i will do that. thanks

tvphotog wrote in post #7612300
If you have a real camera like a Canon

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Greetings! Mine is being shipped and I should receive it late this week or early next week.

Can someone please take a picture of the 'buckle-and-tang' version as well as the 'slip-through' version? After reading all 4 pages, I still can't figure out what a slip-through is referring to, or where the buckle-and-tang has replaced the slip-through. Thanks.

zoom_zoom wrote in post #7725030
Greetings! Mine is being shipped and I should receive it late this week or early next week.

Can someone please take a picture of the 'buckle-and-tang' version as well as the 'slip-through' version? After reading all 4 pages, I still can't figure out what a slip-through is referring to, or where the buckle-and-tang has replaced the slip-through. Thanks.

dan j wrote in post #7597242
Instead of the slip through system, there's a buckle and tang.
http://www.brugger.de/​i/nomos/buckle_nomos.j​pg
That picture should show you a watch buckle and tang.

dan

dan

col4bin wrote in post #7553434
I really like it. I bought it for my 5DII and I like it so much I am going to pick up another for my 1DIII. It has everything I have been looking for in a strap. Good QR system, strong, comfortable and good length adjustment.

With the quick release does that negate any security you get from the strap? Just curious.

zoom_zoom wrote in post #7725030
Greetings!
Can someone please take a picture of the 'buckle-and-tang' version as well as the 'slip-through' version? After reading all 4 pages, I still can't figure out what a slip-through is referring to, or where the buckle-and-tang has replaced the slip-through. Thanks.

The slip through is the same type of plastic slip-in-and-out device that is on every 3/8" webbing strap on the market (See photo red circles.) The buckle device (see photo blue circle) is seen below, like a belt buckle. Both are excellent and neither will let the camera go unintentionally.

Dan Burman from PacSafe told me that they went to the buckle when there were two reports of unintentional release from the slip through, which he feels were due to improper assembly of the strap by the two owners. PacSafe is now going back to the slip through with the next strap release. When you think about it, he must be right, because there must be millions of neck straps, wrist straps and handstraps from dozens of companies out there with this standard slip-through, and no one reports issues with them.

rklepper wrote in post #7730809
With the quick release does that negate any security you get from the strap? Just curious.

No. The quick release is covered by a Neoprene sleeve that stays in place over the short webbing connector. You cannot move it easily for a slash and grab, also a thief will have no idea what's under the neoprene anyway. It's easily pushed out of the way to release the camera when you want to.


Photo courtesy PacSafe

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I was in ROME for 10 days and had the Pacsafe 100 strap on my 5D and 30D. I extended the strap on one camera and used it as a shoulder-sling and the other as a neck strap. The out did themselves the entire strip and did even better for a wedding I shot out there as well. Best straps ever. I should buy a couple more just to have.

rklepper wrote in post #7730809
With the quick release does that negate any security you get from the strap? Just curious.

Yes, IMHO, it does. Those criminals that have no idea where the weak point could possibly attack that area by luck. Those criminals that know what they're looking at will know where the weak spot is.

The weak spot is there, but it doesn't bother me.

dan

If they made one that had some spring in the strap like the Optec I would buy one. I find the shock absorbion of the pad, since it stretches, makes the camera far more comfortable to wear over long periods of time.

I carry the Pacsafe across my chest, it's extrememly comfortable that way. This weekend I did three Easter egg hunts, three trips to the zoo and a parade and I love the Pacsafe.

dan

3 trips to the zoo? Wow. I hope they were different trips... Good for you

I know, it's crazy. We bought season passes and my daughter loves it so we go an awful lot. I think some of the staff is starting to recognize us

dan

bohdank wrote in post #7731382
If they made one that had some spring in the strap like the Optec I would buy one. I find the shock absorbion of the pad, since it stretches, makes the camera far more comfortable to wear over long periods of time.

This is a DIY solution to the same problem. I'm thin and in a T shirt with a 5D2 and a 100-400 across the chest, the pad was digging into my shoulder. I took an Optech Super pro, cut off the tabs, and sewed the pad with heavy carpet thread to the bottom of the PacSafe pad. It's the best of both worlds. Solved the problem for the warmer months when I don't want to wear a jacket.

Apparently PacSafe is coming out with a deluxe model, essentially this same heavier-padded pad with the same double-wire strap. But I didn't want to wait a year or so.

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