Customer Reviews

Tamrac N45 Brown Leather Padded QuickRelease Camera Strap (Brown)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Overall I found this strap to be sturdy, comfortable, stylish, and a great alternative for light-medium weight cameras. I had a 5 year old opteka foam strap on my D80 but I found that it was getting worn out. I also recently added a battery grip and 70-300mm VR lens to my D80 which brought it's weight up to 4-5 pounds. I was worried that my aging opteka strap would snap, I was constantly holding onto the camera instead of letting it hang free.

I looked around and there were many recommendation for tamrac straps. I looked around and the N45 seemed to be the best compromise between comfort, price, and durability. I don't know what the max load is on this strap but I imagine it would be able to support a camera up to 8 or 9 pounds at least. The strap itself is made of a single piece of 1.5" nylon with a suede pad sewn over it. I like that it's one piece instead of 2 nylon straps sewn to the pad. The plastic buckles look sturdy and they positioned so you can't accidentally release them but they're easy to unbuckle when you want to.

The only gripe I have with the strap as another reviewer mentioned are the metal buckles near the camera. WHY are these here? They don't hold anything together, they don't secure the excess strap because it just slips around anyway. Needless to say before I put it on the camera I used a pair of wire cutters to snip them off. I found no adverse affect to this, the strap still holds onto the camera tight without slipping at all. The entire strap seemed secure and now there's no risk of the metal fasteners scratching my $1000 camera. I'm sure it voids the warranty but heck it's only a $20 strap.

My advise before you put it on the camera cut the metal things off, all they'll do it scratch your camera body. This won't affect the straps functionality as they don't do anything in the first place.

Great 3/8" mounts.
The strap can be extended long enough for a shoulder carry (barely).
Nice build quality/feel for the price.
I threw away my Canon OEM strap. Yuk!
The strap disconnects very close to the body, but not close enough... This brings us to the negative issue...

Why on earth is there an extra METAL strap grip on an otherwise perfect nylon product? It serves no purpose at all, except to tie off the extra nylon strap that was needed to give the clip something to do!

I'm going to go get my wife's PAS canon Elph and take a picture of this, sending it to this site's picture section so you can see what I mean. If they would have just elliminated this frivolity, it would have made an outstanding strap, as when disconnected the parts "left over" wouldn't even been long enough to reach the LCD on the Canon 40D...

Tamrac: Please try these ideas out on a real camera, r at least ask someone to evaluate it for you. Now I will still have an extra long strap leftover when I take that useless metal (bad for LCDs, remember?) clasp off with my wire-cutter.

(still beats the pants of the canon strap, though!!!)

:)

Its made by Tamrac, its comfortable, nicely padded, its secure, and it has quick disconnect snaps. Not much else to say.

This is my first strap outside the stock strap that comes with the dslr. I must say that the quick disconnects are a big plus when it comes to setting your dslr on a tripod or for storage etc. I knew before hand from other reviewers from the suppose metal clip on the strap but I don't see a metal clip. Its more of a hard plastic. Probably I have an updated tamrac strap. I have no problems with this strap and it looks great. I love it!

There are many cameras on the market today that are on the heavy side. If you use a light weight camera, a new strap is probably not a desire. For the rest of us, we should consider upgrading the manufacturer provided camera strap.

My camera is a Canon 20D weighing about 5 pounds by itself and comes with a durable fabric neck strap. The supplied neck strap is simple, basic, and advertises Canon boldly. That may be okay if you don't make much use of the strap or use light weight lenses. Take my camera however, and add any one of my heavy L lenses to it and the supplied neck strap can still do the job, but becomes a pain in the neck.

This strap is made for comfort. The pad helps to absorb and distribute the weight of your camera. The suede cover on the pad is smooth enough to feel pleasant on the skin while being rough enough to not slip around easily. The suede covered padding is attached to an adjustable nylon strap which contains a quick release buckle near each end before the strap attaches to the camera.

Having the buckles come in handy when the strap just gets in the way. This usually happens when the camera is used on a tripod. Pressing the sides with your fingers releases the buckle for quick removal and only the piece connecting the camera to the buckle remains. Push the buckle back together and it snaps into the locking position.

Back to the bold advertising, some people feel such items bring attention to their camera equipment. This may cause one to think thieves are paying closer attention to them. While I think seeing the camera is enough to get a thieves attention, I don't really know if this is a legit concern. If it is your concern this strap does have a Tamrac label on it that could be removed or worn against the body so it is not seen.

If you are planning to replace your camera strap, this one is build to do the job and be comfortable.

PROS:

High quality durable construction

Comfortable padded neck

Quick-release system

CONS:

No viewfinder cover