Seeking feedback on Black Rapid R-strap

Has anyone been using the R-strap? It looks really interesting but I'd like to hear how it works for real

photographers. Thanks!

 

www.blackrapid.com

I use an R-Strap with Nikon gear. It's so much easier to carry my 70-200 about on the R-Strap. It hangs comfortably to my side and is ready in a moment, just as represented on the web site video. The Nikon neck strap was awful with the 70-200. The body twisted down and the lens pointed to the ground.

 

I like the R-Strap so much that I purchased one for my son. Repeat business is the best recommendation that I can give.

 

FYI - I actually prefer the less-expensive model. It's a bit less bulky.

Well, it certainly costs enough. Do you do all-day wedding shoots?

I bought one a couple weeks ago and have used it twice for events (one being a 3-hour gig in a theater, the other being 5 hours of wedding work). It works great. Spend a bit of time adjusting the strap to hang at a comfortable length, and adjust the stopper to place the camera where you want it beside or behind your body. I made a brief post about my first impressions on my <a href="http://www.hockleyphoto.com/r-strap-to-the-test/">photography blog</a>.

I use mine to shoot indoor basketball. I shot 4 games in a row a few weeks ago. I was beat, but not because of the strap. It worked great!

FYI - it is easier to pull the camera up and into landscape orientation. But a little twist on the way up does work for portrait. Not a big deal for me, really.

It ROCKS! I bit pricey, but worth it. Especailly when your sporting two rigs during a long wedding shoot.

 

Russ

For my weddings and journalism, I've been doing a ton of research on new equipment, including this strap, and I'm just about convinced to get one. It's either that or the N-27 Tamrac Boomerang strap. I already have one basic strap on my D200 with a wide angle. With that at my front, having a D90 and Sigma 70-200mm hanging on the R-strap at my side for the quick draw might work well, especially considering Robert's earlier post here about how normal straps make the bigger lenses hang at a weird angle. With two cameras, using two R-straps doesn't seem like it would work as well as just having a normal neck strap holding the main camera while the other hangs in the back.