TWmilkteaTW
Senior Member
Curious. People using the BlackRapid.. dont you find the strap alittle too long? The camera n lens aLways hitting your waist as you walk around.
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calvinistguy
Member
Yup. It's no typo
Now perhaps if I were to choose a strap all over again, I would still go for the RS-Sport. However, I might buy it used.The length of the strap is actually adjustable to your own personal preferences. Moreover, there are 2 stoppers that hold the camera in your intended position.
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TWmilkteaTW
Senior Member
oh..then thats fine.. shall look into it more only when i got my DSLRYup. It's no typo
The length of the strap is actually adjustable to your own personable preferences. Moreover, there are 2 stoppers that holds the camera in your intended position.
Thanks for prompt reply.
digitalpimp
Senior Member
buzzmario said:
LOL I can almost see you going pale.
GegeV2
New Member
I got my first black rapid sport a while back. Brought it to trek (bout 4500m high) in sub zero temp, with all my gear etc and it still holds well and sturdy.
Despite the high price, nvr regretted getting it.
Although I bought it during promo pricing.
Highly recommend it to all my friends)
Despite the high price, nvr regretted getting it.
Although I bought it during promo pricing.
Highly recommend it to all my friends
)
When I first got my Black rapid, back then, it cost me $67... and it came with connectR-2 and FastenR-2 too
digitalpimp
Senior Member
daredevil123 said:
Wow that's a good deal. The time I bought my RS-4 it was already going for $80-90, I think. Then I bought extra FastnRs and that expensive FR-T1 for my tripod. Also bought an OpTech connector for fail-safe. The whole thing must have set me back around $150 lol.
Now I'm back to basics and settled for slightly normal straps. Lovin my ninja straps right now. Very cheap ($21) and does the job just the same.
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Mine was the orginal RS1, but since the RS4 came in, Cathay were selling them off cheap, and at the same time upgraded the hardware to version 2... which is very close to the current version actually.
Cheap... but I sold it for $50 after a year, after this happened... Thank God for GGS!
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digitalpimp
Senior Member
daredevil123 said:
Ouch!!! Thanks to GGS indeed.
While we're on this topic, my friend (also a BlackRapid-type strap user) had it worse. He dropped his A700 camera while covering a wedding. His 70-200mm f2.8 was fine but believe you me the whole camera mount came off together with the lens. Never even thought that was possible lol.
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Just something to back my story up.
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digitalpimp
Senior Member
I was also looking at those at TK. Looks promising. Have you seen the video where they used the C-loop to pull a pick-up truck?
Good price, Where did u get it from?
PMed you. But just keep in mind that this is afterall still a knockoff design of Black Rapid or other sling strap systems.
calvinistguy
Member
Hmm... since your friend mentioned the quickstrap, I assume he is referring to the Q strap, otherwise known as the Quick Strap (see http://www.qstrap.co.uk)?Ouch!!! Thanks to GGS indeed.
While we're on this topic, my friend (also a BlackRapid-type strap user) had it worse. He dropped his A700 camera while covering a wedding. His 70-200mm f2.8 was fine but believe you me the whole camera mount came off together with the lens. Never even thought that was possible lol.
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Just something to back my story up.
From your friend's story, I can't exactly tell what happened to the screw. It could be that the screw itself broke due to a manufacturing defect. This is possible although it seems rather unlikely to me.
I am guessing the more likely scenario is that the screw wasn't screwed on tightly to the camera's tripod socket, and it became loosened over time. That probably caused the unfortunate accident.
According to the company's website, the company acknowledged a design defect and sought to rectify it: "The L-plates on our recent batch has a thread depth of 7mm which is affecting a portion of users who are finding it hard to fully tighten. As a precaution we are swapping or adding a washer to the L-plates on all new orders" (see Single Q Strap - quick strap - £19.95).
lotus80
New Member
Thinking of black rapid sports 2
http://www.blackrapid.com/product/camera-strap/rs-sport-2/
http://www.blackrapid.com/product/camera-strap/rs-sport-2/
well whatever the case, i strongly recommend adding a fail-safe when using any Black Rapid type straps.
Here is a look at mine when I was still using BlackRapid.
Here is a look at mine when I was still using BlackRapid.
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