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Subject: [OM] Re: Some good deals online
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:30:47 -0700
Bill Pearce wrote:
> Just a few weeks ago, I was in St. Louis, and stopped at Schillers Photo. 
> Got a wrist strap almost identical to this one for about the same price. It 
> was branded Kalt, so it probably is at a local dealer. The pad that goes 
> over your hand is of a soft leather, and more comfortable than plastic.
>
> I like these straps a lot!
>   
I've been using a hand/wrist strap of this general sort for over a year 
and am very happy with it. I find it quite comfortable to let 5D and 
28-300 Tamron dangle from my relaxed hand, yet be ready to fire in a second.

There are several variants. The $16 version Dan linked to has a neoprene 
cushion. It says so in the packaging picture and looks like others that 
are neoprene. The cheaper one has a plastic cushion.

As you say, there are also real leather ones, which is what I use and 
like. The two bottom plates on the ones Dan linked to are also to be 
found with various different cushions and widths/stiffnesses of nylon strap.

Neither plate is perfect. The one with the tripod screw in-line does, as 
Dan says, keep the tripod lens alignment correct. On the other hand, 
it's close to impossible to eliminate some small flex where tripod/QR 
plate meets bottom plate, as there is no flat surface. This may not be a 
problem with the big, Arca-Swiss type plates. And, unscrewing tripod or 
QR plate as often as not loosens the strap plate screw.

The strap with the offset tripod hole provides a better surface for 
connection to tripod head or QR plate. And it stayy tight when the 
tripod screw is unscrewed. So neither is perfect, but both are quite usable.

The first one I bought had the leather cushion, but with a thin, soft 
strap I didn't like. I replaced it with something from the misc. straps 
bag. I recently bought a cheap one with plastic cushion and the other 
bottom plate, just to try out. It came with a much better strap. So I 
now have a combo from the two - mix and match strap, cushion and bottom 
plate.

Moose

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