BEST FOLDING BICYCLES

Taking a break from uploading my Washington, D.C. photos.

I recently picked up a BlackRapid RS-4 camera strap. It's a sling type camera strap worn across the chest like a messenger bag. Mine came with the old BlackRapid ConnectR and FastenR. The strap connects to the camera or lens through the tripod mount therefore the camera will hang upside down at your side or at your back depending on preference.

From the little experience I have had so far, I like the camera strap. With it, you look less like a tourist with a standard Nikon or Canon camera strap wrapped around your neck putting awkward weight and pressure on your neck, especially with heavy lenses (not like I ever usually wear my camera around my neck anyway, usually the Nikon camera strap is wrapped around my wrist). The BlackRapid R strap distributes the weight on your body rather than pulling down on your neck which makes carrying heavy loads more comfortable. The strap makes it simpler to shoot portrait shots without the old camera straps getting in the way when you turn the camera. No complaints so far... although I am aware of some that people have with the new strap.

Strobist: SB-800 (TTL; FEC: -1.7) shot through a folded sheet of white paper to left of product. Second folded sheet of white paper on right used as a reflector. Triggered with CLS.

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I use this way to attach a camera neckstrap, and I prefer this way over the one pictured in most instruction manuals. The primary difference is that this way the loose tail of the strap ends up "inside" the folded part, instead of sticking out as it normally would. Perhaps just a silly little detail, but... =)

(It's all too easy to spend half an hour tying the straps on one's cameras and adjusting them for perfect balance.)


There's some discussion about the method in the comments below.