Survey: camera straps

Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark) wrote:

This leads to another question for DSLR owners:
How do you change lenses without a tripod?

Loosen old lens 1/4 turn in mount. Hold the camera to my chest (tilting
up) with my left forearm. New lens in left hand gripped by back cap
pointing up. Remove new lens from back cap with right hand thumb and
first 2 fingers. Remove old lens from camera with palm of right hand (2
lenses in right hand) and immediately mount new lens on body. Mount old
lens on back cap in left hand and put in coat pocket. This only works
with small lenses but I can juggle three lenses in 2 coat pockets this
way without pulling out my camera bag. To be a little safer, I kneel
down & balance things in my 'lap' between legs. Otherwise it's: pull of
the camera bag & do the change on the ground or a bench.

You have 3 objects: camera, lens on the camera
to be removed, and lens to be put on the camera.
You have two hands.

I use the strap around my neck to hold the camera,
then with lens in one hand, I remove the lens on the
camera and slide the new lens over the camera lens
mount, minimizing time and opening around the camera
mount. With this technique, I rarely have dust
problems. For example, I have needed to clean my 1D Mark II
only twice this entire year, and that includes two weeks
shooting in dusty Africa, as well as in a house
construction zone, a trip to the Tetons, and general
photography. The dust was simply and quickly blown off
with a blower.

--
Paul Furman Photography
http://edgehill.net
Bay Natives Nursery
http://www.baynatives.com

Alan Browne wrote:
1) Do you have a strap on your camera(s)?

Y

2) Do you use it all of the time without exception when handholding?

Y

Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark) wrote:
This leads to another question for DSLR owners:
How do you change lenses without a tripod?
You have 3 objects: camera, lens on the camera
to be removed, and lens to be put on the camera.
You have two hands.

You forgot items #4 and maybe 5: at least one, maybe 2 lens caps at the
mounting ends of the lenses.
Sometimes a well-trained octopus would come in handy...

jue

"Alan Browne" wrote in message
...

Y, N only.
==========

1) Do you have a strap on your camera(s)?

Yes

2) Do you use it all of the time without exception when handholding?

No

3) Do you use it half / most of the time when handholding?

No

4) Do you use it only some of the time when handholding?

Yes

On Sun, 02 Sep 2007, Paul Furman wrote:

Alan Browne wrote:

1) Do you have a strap on your camera(s)?

Nope

So you change lens without any strap and simply hand holding the body and
the two lens?

Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

"Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)" wrote in message ...
David Ruether wrote:
"Alan Browne" wrote in message ...

[ camera shoulder straps...]

Y, N only.

This doesn't permit adequate responses - it's too simple to be useful.

1) Do you have a [shoulder] strap on your camera(s)?

N - I remove them immediately upon receiving/keeping a camera - can't
stand those dang things getting in the way. I make a wrist strap out
of a shoe lace and use it when the camera is in my hand and not
stashed in the camera bag or on a tripod. Can't stand those dangly
lens caps, either - I take the lens cap off and put it in the bag.

2) Do you use it all of the time without exception when handholding?

Y - For the wrist strap.

This leads to another question for DSLR owners:
How do you change lenses without a tripod?
You have 3 objects: camera, lens on the camera
to be removed, and lens to be put on the camera.
You have two hands.
[...]

Actually, this is rather easy. I have vertical spaces in my
bag for all lenses, including the one on the camera. The
lenses are stored rear cap end up in the bag - and with
shades and UV filters on, caps are not needed at the
front end of most lenses. I remove the rear cap from
the new lens, give the rear of the new lens a spritz of air,
face the camera body downward, remove the lens from
the body and quickly place it in the bag and place the
new one on the camera, then cap the rear of the old lens
after an air-bulb spritz. I think I got that right...;-)
--
David Ruether

http://www.donferrario.com/ruether

On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 09:03:59 -0400, Alan Browne
wrote:


Y, N only.
==========

1) Do you have a strap on your camera(s)?
Y

2) Do you use it all of the time without exception when handholding?

Y
3) Do you use it half / most of the time when handholding?

N
4) Do you use it only some of the time when handholding?

N



Allan

Paul Furman wrote:

Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark) wrote:

This leads to another question for DSLR owners:
How do you change lenses without a tripod?

Loosen old lens 1/4 turn in mount. Hold the camera to my chest (tilting
up) with my left forearm. New lens in left hand gripped by back cap
pointing up. Remove new lens from back cap with right hand thumb and
first 2 fingers. Remove old lens from camera with palm of right hand (2
lenses in right hand) and immediately mount new lens on body. Mount old
lens on back cap in left hand and put in coat pocket. This only works
with small lenses but I can juggle three lenses in 2 coat pockets this
way without pulling out my camera bag. To be a little safer, I kneel
down & balance things in my 'lap' between legs. Otherwise it's: pull of
the camera bag & do the change on the ground or a bench.

Here's a quick movie showing that in about 10 seconds:
http://edgehill.net/1/Misc/photography/2007-09-02-lens-swap/movie/P1010001.wmv
:-)

You have 3 objects: camera, lens on the camera
to be removed, and lens to be put on the camera.
You have two hands.

I use the strap around my neck to hold the camera,
then with lens in one hand, I remove the lens on the
camera and slide the new lens over the camera lens
mount, minimizing time and opening around the camera
mount. With this technique, I rarely have dust
problems. For example, I have needed to clean my 1D Mark II
only twice this entire year, and that includes two weeks
shooting in dusty Africa, as well as in a house
construction zone, a trip to the Tetons, and general
photography. The dust was simply and quickly blown off
with a blower.




--
Paul Furman Photography
http://edgehill.net
Bay Natives Nursery
http://www.baynatives.com

"Alan Browne" wrote in message
...

Y, N only.
==========

1) Do you have a strap on your camera(s)?

2) Do you use it all of the time without exception when handholding?

3) Do you use it half / most of the time when handholding?

4) Do you use it only some of the time when handholding?






(separately posted to rpe.35mm as well)


I have a strap on my camera all the time when handholding, no exceptions. I
know you didn't ask this, but it is never the strap the camera maker puts in
the box with a dslr or slr (though I do use supplied straps with p&s
cameras).

On Sep 3, 12:54 am, Paul Furman wrote:
Paul Furman wrote:
Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark) wrote:

This leads to another question for DSLR owners:
How do you change lenses without a tripod?

Loosen old lens 1/4 turn in mount. Hold the camera to my chest (tilting
up) with my left forearm. New lens in left hand gripped by back cap
pointing up. Remove new lens from back cap with right hand thumb and
first 2 fingers. Remove old lens from camera with palm of right hand (2
lenses in right hand) and immediately mount new lens on body. Mount old
lens on back cap in left hand and put in coat pocket. This only works
with small lenses but I can juggle three lenses in 2 coat pockets this
way without pulling out my camera bag. To be a little safer, I kneel
down & balance things in my 'lap' between legs. Otherwise it's: pull of
the camera bag & do the change on the ground or a bench.

Here's a quick movie showing that in about 10 seconds:
http://edgehill.net/1/Misc/photography/2007-09-02-lens-swap/movie/P10...
:-)

It needs some music

That's also how I changed lenses, until I dropped my 50mm (there was
an "Oooh!" from a group of people sitting near me!). Since then, I put
the strap around my neck and use both hands only for the lenses.
Unless I can put the camera bag down somewhere, then I hold the camera
in one hand (from flash show and bottom plate) and one lens in the
other.