Review of the Lens Loop-sling camera strap
Recently, I’ve found the strap on my camera to be a nuisance. I use my camera on my tripod a lot so I’m constantly moving the strap out of the way. When I’m out and about, I like to have my DSLR on me but I don’t like to have my camera dangling around my neck.
I really like the idea of a sling camera strap, similar to the Black Rapid. However, I felt the cost of this sling strap was too expensive for me.
Coincidentally, I got a tweet about a project on Kickstarter called the Lens Loop. It seemed to tick all the right boxes. The cost of this product was very attractive. The strap is made from recycled car seats and is 46 mm or close to 2 inches wide, which makes it very comfortable without the need for padding. It also rolls up easily to stow neatly into your camera bag.
My only concern with this product was with the tripod connector. I didn’t feel comfortable attaching it to my DSLR with a heavy lens. The hole in the solid nickel-plated steel, where the O-ring goes through doesn’t appear that it could sustain much abuse over time. From an aesthetics point of view, I would have preferred the original hinged design connector and the chrome slide adjustment.
I usually have my manfrotto 200PL-14 rectangular plate 1/4 inch attached to the camera body, which has a D ring, where the strap can be attached to it.
That said, I would have no problem attaching the tripod connector to a point ‘n’ shoot camera.
Disclaimer: I wasn’t paid or approached to do this review.
