film rules Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Has anyone here purchased an Artisan and Artist camera strap from Photo Village yet? I was looking at the M3-style and Kobe straps. They look really nice and if anyone has feedback about them let's hear it. Thanks. Here is the Artisan and Artist website: http://www.artisanandartist.com/straps/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich815 Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Oooooo, they are simple beatiful, and look at the Battery Wrap. (Use a Thurston Howell, III voice from here out) "They are the straps everyone is using this season, luvvy..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben z Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Unless I'm not seeing the pictures right, it doesn't look like you can adjust their length. If so, pretty or not, they're definitely not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben conover Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Unfortunately I don't have a strap for my Mamiya NC1000 35mm system or my big old Fuji 690ii Having said that, the Mamiya and two lenses cost $40 and the Fuji 690ii cost $80. Perhaps one day when I can afford a strap I will get one. My other Fuji g690bl brass beast weighs in at 2.2 kg and has the original leather strap. I have a Rollecord 4 and a Mamiya DTL 1000 on the way too, I hope they come with straps. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_elek Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Please inform this company that it should be "steel" rings, not "steal" rings. There's a big difference between the two. The cloth and side strap look nice. Those thin leather straps really can cut into your neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prince_alfie Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Way too pricey. I don't really care to pay that much for a strap. Personally I have been using neoprene straps and they are nice. Even the Nikon straps are good. Style is important but a broken back is worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas k. Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 The straps -- and the bags, too -- are overpriced wanker gear. But whatever floats your boat, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huw_finney Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 The CV strap is very good and cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_portera Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 I'm with douglas. That stuff is way over priced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff voorhees Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 "overpriced wanker gear" I love that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_fleetwood Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Alfie, I'm allergic to neoprene, found out the hard way: a terrible rash on my neck from a camera strap. The best deal around in perfectly servicable camera straps are Canon EOS straps at KEH. They're dirt cheap. I pick up one or two whenever I buy anything from KEH. If you don't like the EOS label, turn 'em over or scrape it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leica ron Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 John Fleetwood ... I thought that I was the only one ... I'm allergic to neoprene too ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloyd_chan Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 I use the A&A wrist strap (ACAM-290) and find it extremely comfortable and unobtrusive. The leather is soft and pliable and after continuous use it retains the particular shape that it forms when curled around your wrist, like a second skin. People here may be quick to denigrate their products without ever using them, but they are very well thought-out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film rules Posted July 20, 2005 Author Share Posted July 20, 2005 Why is $60 too much for a camera strap for a $5000 camera and lens?! What a bunch of cheap bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgh Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Why would anyone with a Leica be worried about the price of a strap? And I'm not talking just 'looks', but function too. A strap has as much contact with you as the camera and can over the life of a camera become part of it. A strap isn't just to carry the camera, it can work with the camera and how you hold it. It is arguably the most important accessory for your camera. That said... I got the 'artisan & artist' ACAM-280 strap at a camera show this past year - like I need another strap? - but, its very nice and for my use the best I've found, my 40 year old Leica strap is not a sure thing at that age, you hear stories about old strap failure. I like the color (hay, I have to live with this every day), two layers of sewn laminated leather, a different gray/army-green leather on the topside and burgandy/brown on the reverse, no metal except the lug rings and they have leather guards, I've found I don't like metal on a strap as I 'wrap' the camera with it when its the bag, and not any need to adjust as I get used to one length. Its fits over one shoulder with some room down at my side, or securely across the chest if I don't want it bouncing around, nice soft smooth leather on the hands, and very sturdy, looks great with a chrome camera. I also have a ACAM-104 made of thin nylon with wider cloth shoulder area for my ALPA 12. It makes the heavier camera comfortable to carry around. The nylon part is soft and strong and is not in the way and the cloth part of the strap puts the weight over a larger area. Again very well made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absinthe Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 The Domke gripper strap is a wonderful thing... oh, and its hella cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_fleetwood Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Ben, those allergy shots get expensive. Stiff leather rubbing against a bad case of contact dermatitis, ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_fleetwood Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Those straps are pretty, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek_stanton2 Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 "overpriced" I guess you guys buy your clothes from the Pick'N Save bargain bins, as well. Cuz, "pants is pants," right? Still driving that Chevette, are ya? It's just "transportation," right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_fleetwood Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Nah, the ex took the Chevette. Good riddance. That was the worst car ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas k. Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 The idea -- promoted by marketers -- that cars are about more than just "transportation" is responsible for the waste of untold resources and the generation of untold amounts of pollution. A Chevette is a much more socially-responsible car than most of what's on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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