This could and should be a 5 star product. Unfortunately it's not quite there yet.
First off, this strap is well built, strong where it counts, and surprisingly affordable for the options it gives us.
Here's why I'm up at 3 AM whining about a strap:
The only way this strap's plate fits on a Sony A7 III or A7 II - arguably some of THE most popular cameras in the past few years - is to flip it around so that the plate's metal attachment to the strap is pointing forward, toward the underside of your lens. It won't work if you attach it so the metal thingy points backwards.
Huh? OK, to make more sense I've provided photos - green checkmark = good for Sony. Red X = not happening.
If you don't do this, you can't open the battery door. I'm not a fan of this setup because depending on the lens, the metal part could be scratching it. Plus the balance just feels off to me, but that might be preference.
You could also attach the plate sideways (another sample pic attached so you know what I mean) but then the balance is way off again.
Still doesn't make sense? Yeah I took these photos at 2 AM in my dark-ish office using an iPad mini. Sue me. Fine, then go look at the company's own promo photos: you'll see how in some pics the camera is attached to where the metal attachment is sticking out toward the BACK of the camera, and in other photos you'll see it where it's pointing out in FRONT (sits under the lens). An example of the latter is the photo where the camera is mounted on a tripod, and the metal attachment sticks out in front. THAT is what you'll need to do with your Sony.
Again, this setup will depend on your camera. It may not bother you either way but after playing around with this for a while, the balance just seems off to me.
And apparently I'm not the only one who doesn't love this - this is no longer an issue with the NEWEST version of this strap (Mark IV). Yeah, betcha didn't know a newer version exists, huh?
Well, I didn't either until I already bought THIS one (Mark III) and tried to find instructions how to best use this thing. It never showed up as a related search in Amazon for me. You?
The company's own web site ONLY provides a (pretty bad) video for their newest strap, Mark IV. No help for the Mark III.
The Mark IV has an attachment plate that you can move around (modular design, quite clever). So with that one you CAN use it any way you like with any camera.
But that's not what you're getting here, you're getting the older Mark III. So, that's what we'll keep talking about.
The second reason for deducting stars is, as I already hinted on, because Carry Speed is absolutely terrible about providing decent instructions. You'd think a strap can't possibly be that hard to figure out. Sorta true, yes. But this is actually a better system, with a bunch of parts thrown in the retail box.
Yet there are zero instructions in the box except for a basic steps drawing for the locking mechanism. But there are many other parts to this strap that are not mentioned at all.
So you have to hunt down how-to's on Youtube or other sites, many of which are for OTHER versions of this strap. There really are very few how-to pages or videos for the Mark III.
But LO! There's one right here on Amazon actually. I somehow missed it until I had already spent half an hour playing around with my strap. So, if you're still baffled by what part goes where, look closely here on THIS page (might only be available on the Web/Desktop version, maybe not Mobile version or app, dunno).
Carry Speed, would it kill ya to have a drop-down menu for ALL your products (old and new) and then have one simple page with instructions and tips for each one? C'mon.
Is it super difficult to figure out? No. But there are lots of pieces in the box and you want to make sure you're using this strap system correctly. There are some additional safety setups available that can help your $5K setup from meeting the concrete floor.
Frankly, I don't want to spend my time hunting down videos for a strap. I want to open the thing, look at an included 1 page drawing of how to best put it together, and go shoot my birds or whatever.
Another reason this isn't quite as awesome as I had hoped is that the shoulder strap itself, while indeed VERY wide, is also super slippery. The material just doesn't grip my clothing well (t-shirts, mainly) and just slides around. That's not super helpful in a strap meant to secure your gear on you.
The strap adjustment is weird, too. I'm 6'3 and it's STILL too long. I have to shorten and lock it at the extreme end just to get it to be short enough to not dangle down by my knees (I'm only slightly being hyperbolic here) . Who designed, this, giants? And the locking mechanism for the adjustment is suspect. It seems a bit weak and could loosen itself quite easily. I just can't trust it.
So in summary: strap slips and slides, length adjustment is odd, and when using Sony and similar-sized cameras, you're forced to use the strap with the attachment pointing forward. If none of these things bother you, by all means get this strap.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2020
First off, this strap is well built, strong where it counts, and surprisingly affordable for the options it gives us.
Here's why I'm up at 3 AM whining about a strap:
The only way this strap's plate fits on a Sony A7 III or A7 II - arguably some of THE most popular cameras in the past few years - is to flip it around so that the plate's metal attachment to the strap is pointing forward, toward the underside of your lens. It won't work if you attach it so the metal thingy points backwards.
Huh? OK, to make more sense I've provided photos - green checkmark = good for Sony. Red X = not happening.
If you don't do this, you can't open the battery door. I'm not a fan of this setup because depending on the lens, the metal part could be scratching it. Plus the balance just feels off to me, but that might be preference.
You could also attach the plate sideways (another sample pic attached so you know what I mean) but then the balance is way off again.
Still doesn't make sense? Yeah I took these photos at 2 AM in my dark-ish office using an iPad mini. Sue me. Fine, then go look at the company's own promo photos: you'll see how in some pics the camera is attached to where the metal attachment is sticking out toward the BACK of the camera, and in other photos you'll see it where it's pointing out in FRONT (sits under the lens). An example of the latter is the photo where the camera is mounted on a tripod, and the metal attachment sticks out in front. THAT is what you'll need to do with your Sony.
Again, this setup will depend on your camera. It may not bother you either way but after playing around with this for a while, the balance just seems off to me.
And apparently I'm not the only one who doesn't love this - this is no longer an issue with the NEWEST version of this strap (Mark IV). Yeah, betcha didn't know a newer version exists, huh?
Well, I didn't either until I already bought THIS one (Mark III) and tried to find instructions how to best use this thing. It never showed up as a related search in Amazon for me. You?
The company's own web site ONLY provides a (pretty bad) video for their newest strap, Mark IV. No help for the Mark III.
The Mark IV has an attachment plate that you can move around (modular design, quite clever). So with that one you CAN use it any way you like with any camera.
But that's not what you're getting here, you're getting the older Mark III. So, that's what we'll keep talking about.
The second reason for deducting stars is, as I already hinted on, because Carry Speed is absolutely terrible about providing decent instructions. You'd think a strap can't possibly be that hard to figure out. Sorta true, yes. But this is actually a better system, with a bunch of parts thrown in the retail box.
Yet there are zero instructions in the box except for a basic steps drawing for the locking mechanism. But there are many other parts to this strap that are not mentioned at all.
So you have to hunt down how-to's on Youtube or other sites, many of which are for OTHER versions of this strap. There really are very few how-to pages or videos for the Mark III.
But LO! There's one right here on Amazon actually. I somehow missed it until I had already spent half an hour playing around with my strap. So, if you're still baffled by what part goes where, look closely here on THIS page (might only be available on the Web/Desktop version, maybe not Mobile version or app, dunno).
Carry Speed, would it kill ya to have a drop-down menu for ALL your products (old and new) and then have one simple page with instructions and tips for each one? C'mon.
Is it super difficult to figure out? No. But there are lots of pieces in the box and you want to make sure you're using this strap system correctly. There are some additional safety setups available that can help your $5K setup from meeting the concrete floor.
Frankly, I don't want to spend my time hunting down videos for a strap. I want to open the thing, look at an included 1 page drawing of how to best put it together, and go shoot my birds or whatever.
Another reason this isn't quite as awesome as I had hoped is that the shoulder strap itself, while indeed VERY wide, is also super slippery. The material just doesn't grip my clothing well (t-shirts, mainly) and just slides around. That's not super helpful in a strap meant to secure your gear on you.
The strap adjustment is weird, too. I'm 6'3 and it's STILL too long. I have to shorten and lock it at the extreme end just to get it to be short enough to not dangle down by my knees (I'm only slightly being hyperbolic here) . Who designed, this, giants? And the locking mechanism for the adjustment is suspect. It seems a bit weak and could loosen itself quite easily. I just can't trust it.
So in summary: strap slips and slides, length adjustment is odd, and when using Sony and similar-sized cameras, you're forced to use the strap with the attachment pointing forward. If none of these things bother you, by all means get this strap.
SONY issue, slips and slides, length for giants only
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2020
This could and should be a 5 star product. Unfortunately it's not quite there yet.Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2020
First off, this strap is well built, strong where it counts, and surprisingly affordable for the options it gives us.
Here's why I'm up at 3 AM whining about a strap:
The only way this strap's plate fits on a Sony A7 III or A7 II - arguably some of THE most popular cameras in the past few years - is to flip it around so that the plate's metal attachment to the strap is pointing forward, toward the underside of your lens. It won't work if you attach it so the metal thingy points backwards.
Huh? OK, to make more sense I've provided photos - green checkmark = good for Sony. Red X = not happening.
If you don't do this, you can't open the battery door. I'm not a fan of this setup because depending on the lens, the metal part could be scratching it. Plus the balance just feels off to me, but that might be preference.
You could also attach the plate sideways (another sample pic attached so you know what I mean) but then the balance is way off again.
Still doesn't make sense? Yeah I took these photos at 2 AM in my dark-ish office using an iPad mini. Sue me. Fine, then go look at the company's own promo photos: you'll see how in some pics the camera is attached to where the metal attachment is sticking out toward the BACK of the camera, and in other photos you'll see it where it's pointing out in FRONT (sits under the lens). An example of the latter is the photo where the camera is mounted on a tripod, and the metal attachment sticks out in front. THAT is what you'll need to do with your Sony.
Again, this setup will depend on your camera. It may not bother you either way but after playing around with this for a while, the balance just seems off to me.
And apparently I'm not the only one who doesn't love this - this is no longer an issue with the NEWEST version of this strap (Mark IV). Yeah, betcha didn't know a newer version exists, huh?
Well, I didn't either until I already bought THIS one (Mark III) and tried to find instructions how to best use this thing. It never showed up as a related search in Amazon for me. You?
The company's own web site ONLY provides a (pretty bad) video for their newest strap, Mark IV. No help for the Mark III.
The Mark IV has an attachment plate that you can move around (modular design, quite clever). So with that one you CAN use it any way you like with any camera.
But that's not what you're getting here, you're getting the older Mark III. So, that's what we'll keep talking about.
The second reason for deducting stars is, as I already hinted on, because Carry Speed is absolutely terrible about providing decent instructions. You'd think a strap can't possibly be that hard to figure out. Sorta true, yes. But this is actually a better system, with a bunch of parts thrown in the retail box.
Yet there are zero instructions in the box except for a basic steps drawing for the locking mechanism. But there are many other parts to this strap that are not mentioned at all.
So you have to hunt down how-to's on Youtube or other sites, many of which are for OTHER versions of this strap. There really are very few how-to pages or videos for the Mark III.
But LO! There's one right here on Amazon actually. I somehow missed it until I had already spent half an hour playing around with my strap. So, if you're still baffled by what part goes where, look closely here on THIS page (might only be available on the Web/Desktop version, maybe not Mobile version or app, dunno).
Carry Speed, would it kill ya to have a drop-down menu for ALL your products (old and new) and then have one simple page with instructions and tips for each one? C'mon.
Is it super difficult to figure out? No. But there are lots of pieces in the box and you want to make sure you're using this strap system correctly. There are some additional safety setups available that can help your $5K setup from meeting the concrete floor.
Frankly, I don't want to spend my time hunting down videos for a strap. I want to open the thing, look at an included 1 page drawing of how to best put it together, and go shoot my birds or whatever.
Another reason this isn't quite as awesome as I had hoped is that the shoulder strap itself, while indeed VERY wide, is also super slippery. The material just doesn't grip my clothing well (t-shirts, mainly) and just slides around. That's not super helpful in a strap meant to secure your gear on you.
The strap adjustment is weird, too. I'm 6'3 and it's STILL too long. I have to shorten and lock it at the extreme end just to get it to be short enough to not dangle down by my knees (I'm only slightly being hyperbolic here) . Who designed, this, giants? And the locking mechanism for the adjustment is suspect. It seems a bit weak and could loosen itself quite easily. I just can't trust it.
So in summary: strap slips and slides, length adjustment is odd, and when using Sony and similar-sized cameras, you're forced to use the strap with the attachment pointing forward. If none of these things bother you, by all means get this strap.
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