Lowepro Transporter Camera Strap

Self evidently, some of the reviewers here are being sent straps different than the one I received. I find this strap to be excellent, it's great for when doing telephoto and tripod work as well, since the strap can be so easily detached for those circumstances. Having read some of the eternal "ONE Star Whiner" reviews, my daughter and I set out, with open mind, to test these hypothesis. First we recruited the help of our god-baby along with a number of lead ingots I use for casting bullets (no, we did not combine baby and lead bars). Said baby bodes to be a technical wizard assuming he retains his infantly gained knowledge, as NO fastener in this home, no matter how clever, is safe from his grasp. We set the strap up in various configurations that were designed to say "you can't go there" so as to guarantee piquing his interest. After 48 hours of intensive escape effort, the strap/snap buckles still held. After this test, Daughter and I rigged the strap so we could place lead weights on the strap with a direct pull on the snap buckle, then a 45 degree pull. Both, on a SINGLE buckle, held up to 100 pounds of lead before we abandoned the experiment.I have no fears in using the unit as it came from the box.

My boss has this strap on his Nikon D300. I borrowed it for a few days to test drive it. When I bought my D90 the stock strap seemed durable enough, but it is too short, and it is a pain to remove (if you want to, that is). This strap is adjustable, longer, more comfortable, and has quick release clips. If the stock strap is long enough for you and you never need to take it off (for tripod shots, or waterproof housing/bags) then you probably do not need this strap. But if any of the above apply to you, this is a good investment. Then you can save the stock strap for when/if you ever try to resell you camera.

I got this item as a free supplement when I bought a Lowepro Nova 4 bag during their promotion campaign @ Amazon, so I should not really complain.Why would someone like to buy this strap to replace the original one coming with the camera?In my case I wanted to have an extra place to store small items - like a hotshoe cover, or a spare SD card - something you would like to have easily reachable and at the same time secure (so that you do not loose it accidentally). A wider strap was another consideration. From this perspective the Lowepro Transporter Camera Strap meets my needs.But...I like the functionality of this strap, but not the implementation.The detachable strap sounds as a strange concept to me. Quick-release buckles, which, as stated by Lowepro, "make switching from one camera body to another fast and easy" is a big drawback for me. I own several cameras, but I have never ever been in situation where I had to detach straps and reattach them back to another camera. I am convinced that every camera must have its own strap.Moreover, the buckles make the strap more bulky. The plastic parts can touch the camera body and affect its finish. Also, the buckles contribute to another problem reported by some users - limited strap length adjustment.Overall...The quality of this product is good, but it is not for every camera and for everyone.I really doubt, if it is a good idea to use this strap on a small camera.The detachable strap is a very questionable "know-how" of Lowepro.

This strap was a free promotion included with my Pentax K10D. I find it much more comfortable than the strap that came with in the box with the Pentax. Unless I am carrying extra lenses, this (with minor additions/modifications) is all I need for the day. I have the extra memory card pouch on one side of the strap, which can also be used to hold the lens cover (I recently hit the age of reading glasses, so they now live in my shirt pocket and putting the lens cover there as well would scratch them). I purchased a very small point and shoot camera case which I have threaded onto the other side of the strap to hold an extra battery and the USB cable for 'field downloads' at client sites without benefit of a card reader.After reading cautions about the quick-release feature, I tested it out. I agree, the quick release is touchy. The straps will release with only light pressure on the sides. Since I will not be switching cameras around, I solved the problem by simply 'weaving' the two halves of each clasp together with the black twistees originally used to hold the strap in its packaging.Regarding length and adjustment complaints - yes, the padded sleeve and the pouch use up a lot of the length, limiting how much you can shorten the strap. But I am 5'3" and I had no problem getting a nice fit. I have always worn my camera over one shoulder, though, (under an unzipped coat if I'm wearing one) so I can quickly tuck it around to my back when ducking through brush or around the side so it's under my coat in rain. I also thread a metal hook-eye into the tripod mounting hole and use that to attach a carabiner so I can clip the camera to a belt loop and keep it from swinging around when I'm climbing up rocks.If you wear your camera around your neck, you probably will have a difficult time getting the strap short enough. I just never wear it that way. My K1000 survived 20+ years without a case being carried in a similar fashion, including multiple trips to the top of Mt. Katahdin, ME and the length of the Knife Edge trail, up the Beehive and Precipice trails in Acadia National Park, Maine, throughout Glacier National Park in Montana and all sorts of other places in between. Carrying the camera this way, without a case, means I can get the shots I want even hanging by one hand off the side of a steep trail (if I had to fuss with a case, those shots would not happen and if the camera was swinging loose around my neck, it would have been a hazard to me and and probably quickly been wrecked).

The product is good overall but its shoulder pad has not rubber grip beneath hence the belt and camera will slip away. I have started using genuine camera strap of D800 & D600. They are just awasome in terms of grip on shoulder. By the way this amera strap's memory card pocket and its quick release buckles are fantastic. But the product is not worth the price.

Produit discret à l'inverse de la sangle d'originePochette pour les cartes mémoire (gadget ? non pas forcement car parfois quand le sac de matos est un peu loin et/ou la position difficile d'accès c'est rassurant de pouvoir shooter sans compter - bien sur une carte loge aussi dans le pantalon mais encore ne faut il pas l'oublier dans la machine à laver!!)Au niveau du cou un net confortAu niveau qualité la résistance est là, le boîtier ne risque rien malgré les attaches "rapides" (faut bien appuyer pour clipser ou déclipser ce qui est rassurant)à conseiller donc (la sangle du 60D avec les bords rouges et le logo 60D fait plus penser à un panneau publicitaire de mauvais goût et attire beaucoup trop les regards, ce qui est parfois gênant pour faire des photos de manière discrète...)

come sempre, Lowepro si dimostra al top nei prodotti legati all'uso e alla custodia dell'attrezzatura fotografica... il TOP! punto e basta

Excellent Product. I use it on my Canon Eos 1DS MK III. This strong strap suits the camera very well. The fact that I can easily "Un-Click" it from the camera when in Studio use is very handy. Highly recommend.

ストラップがいらないとき簡単に外せて便利、ミラーレス一眼に最適！！