I’d been hearing a lot about the R-Strap through some of the PodCasts that I’ve been following. In fact, one of the other delegates on the Wedding Seminar brought one along with him, the Double R-Strap which he used to great effect.
I had been very skeptical at first. After all, how could someone rave about something as simple as a camera strap? What was it that made the R-Strap so absolutely fantastic that people were discarding their brand new, manufacturer supplied neck straps in favour of this little thing? As it screws into the tripod socket, would it actually be OK to use, particularly with heavier glass such as a 70-200f2.8 lens?
No idea, but I wanted to get a new strap. In particular I wanted something that was more discreet than the one Canon supplied. Bad idea to announce the fact that I was using a 5DmkI, so back in November, I decided to plunge in and buy one. Eleven days later, a small parcel arrived from Seattle (wherever that may be :-)). Lo and behold it was my new R-Strap.
Never heard of the R-Strap? Check out these videos to see what all the hype is about…
