camera straps

[lovell]

hi all,
after a few years with a smaller canon dslr i have taken the plunge and upgraded to a nikon which is currently partnered to a 18-140 lens. After a day at autosport international using the nikon camera strap i ended up with terrible back pain due to the pressure it has put on my neck and slung around my shoulder i found its too short to be practical, i understand that the lense has a fair amount of weight but the body is no feather, so my question to you all is what straps do you use and how have you found them?
thanks james

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

I've got one of these
http://www.rakuten.co.uk/shop/brain...Crt6blPWf0OssDjIduDaU340mH9FoVJF28hoCyELw_wcB

I don't use the plate though for it, I clip it onto the tripod attachment as i think it gives a better position plus it stops the metal clip scratching the camera ( I used it as should for a while and that happened to my old camera)

The stitching is a bit dubious, I've had to get the wife to sew the padded part again as its come undone and it takes a while getting it to a good position.

Cheap though and much better than a standard strap.

 

[JamesBryan]

The BlackRapid Sport strap is worth a look.

 

[Geddes]

i found my neck was a bit aching for long periods with the strap round my neck. Did a bit of research and found out about Neoprene strap. I got one off amazon, it's quit springy which helps your neck and bounces a little when you walk, You can adjust the lenth of the strap and the ends are a clip on so you can unclip the strap from the body if you want.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...ix=neoprene+camera,aps,179&tag=cliospnet01-21

 

[JJ!]

I use a black rapid, but now considering a peak designs slide.

https://www.peakdesign.com/product/straps/slide

You can also get a wrist strap that uses the Anchor Links so you can change between the two.