I recently had a photo shoot over the weekend and as I was just starting to shoot, i dropped my camera on the floor and it gave a big thud! There were gasps of people around me and it sounded like my heart fell together with the fall of my camera =( Good thing nothing seems to be screwed up and I just joked saying the shots became sharper than before I dropped it =)
Guys, could you share your ways on how do you prevent your camera from dropping?
I am completely paranoid about dropping my camera. I don't just grab it out of my bag, I make sure I've got a firm grip on it before lifting. As soon as I pick it up, the strap goes round my neck, before I even put a lens on. When I mount it on a tripod, I keep the strap round me until the camera has clicked into place and I test it before I unhook myself - if I need to unhook myself that is.
For me, no neck strap is like standing on the edge of a tall building with no railings or harness on - sickening. As I said, paranoid.
This weekend I did a photoshoot at a creek/lake type area and everyone was slipping and falling. I thought my camera was going to meet its death. It didn't! Thank goodness.
Don't let the strap hang over the corner of a table. This is what happened to me not too long ago. The strap got caught on the corner of a table as I was picking it up and smashed to the ground. I was cameraless for 5 days. ;n;
I always have the neck strap on, and for my little Canon S90, I learned the very hard way to use my wrist strap after a wasp landed on my hand (the camera was 7 days old) and I jerked my hand upwards, sending the camera flying, and landing lens down on the gravel ... the lens had to be completely replaced at full expense to me!
A good many pros do use the strap, actually. Besides, you've gotta ask yourself what affects that "pro look" more: wearing the strap or scooping your camera up off the floor! ;-)
I always wear my strap (I just splurged and got a fancy one instead of feeling "branded") and if it is not around my neck, it is wrapped around my wrist a couple of times. I haven't dropped my camera and hope not to in the future. I have gotten awfully muddy though - and lost a $100 pair of hiking shoes! - in the process of rescuing my camera from certain death when I went down in a boggy section while hiking. I had had my camera for about a week when it happened and there was NO WAY it was getting messed up! LOL Now I always keep my tripod and a change of clothes in my trunk!
@mastermek I have looked at these and actually purchased one before but ended up returning it because the placement of the strap ends up covering the battery door. The one I had gotten (not that specific model but same idea) was a pain to adjust to your perfect fit and you had to readjust it each and every time you changed your battery. Seriously annoying.
Oh, my heart sunk for you as I read that you'd dropped your camera! I did the same thing so I know how that feels! My camera was fine but my big lens needed an expensive repair. My lesson learned, I bought a "Sun sniper" strap - a long strap that fits across your body and attaches to the camera's tripod mount. It's the answer to anyone who hates those neck straps!
@ronphotography ooh.. I bet you were so worried! Glad your camera is fine! Yes, Neck Straps and Wrist Straps are always a good way to prevent your camera falling on the ground.
I looked this up once a while ago, and do't remember where. Nikon cameras have a drop height of 12 feet and the lens are 6 feet. I wouldn't go try it out, but it should be fine falling from the height of your neck or hands.
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For me, no neck strap is like standing on the edge of a tall building with no railings or harness on - sickening. As I said, paranoid.
now i learned through experience that functionality is better than looks!
Good thing nothing on your camera broke. :)
Remi-Rix, thanks for the advise, good thing my camera fell on thin carpeted flooring, but the thud sounded earth-shattering! =)
A good many pros do use the strap, actually. Besides, you've gotta ask yourself what affects that "pro look" more: wearing the strap or scooping your camera up off the floor! ;-)
thanks guys for all your responses, appreciate it!