Wrist strap / hand strap: how do you carry your Pen?

I too have been playing with all sorts of different straps. Having big hands the PENs are a bit small for me, I have even made a grip (not very successfully), so I am very interested to see what others are using

 

I use a wrist strap from my wii. They are sturdy and comfortable.

 

I have been using this with my E-P1:

Economy Ring ProStrap® Camera Wrist Strap

Looks fine and works well.

However, I just picked up a Panasonic G2 and decided to splurge for two Gordy's wrist straps. We'll see how those work out.

Regards,

Antonio

 

I use to use a Luigi Wrist Strap. I lost it sadly.
Now I use a Luigi thin neck strap. It's very soft and wraps around the wrist to make a nice wrist strap. They sell them on eBay.
I have a new Gordys wrist strap but I'm selling it cause I'm so used to Luigi's stuff....
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I always use a neck strap with my cameras, just safer I think.

 

I've used wrist straps almost exclusively for my Leicas, Contaxes and now my E-P2. Assuming you use a good quality strap, I wouldn't worry about it.

But on the occasions that I want to bring my camera and still have my hands free, I use a neck strap (which is my only other option), but it always seems to end up being used more as a sling strap. Ray S and I must think alike.. except he's way ahead of me. I should be looking for a good sling strap, apparently.

 

I use an Op-Tech neoprene wrist strap for both my E-P1 and E-PL1 and find them extremely comfortable.

 

haha that's awsome, I built my own ghetto strap out of a snowboard boot quick lace... looks thin and flimsy but in reality it's strong enough to hold the weight of my body... the camera will rip apart long before the strap breaks.

 

I use a leather wrist strap, hand made by a Chinese guy. It's great.

 

So, I take it no-one uses the neck strap that comes with the Pen?

I know I started to fit it, then realised it stuck up in the way of the buttons on the right side.

For now I'm using the wrist strap from my old Canon P&S, but I've ordered a couple of leather wrist straps.
When I get the VF2 I might go for a neck strap/sling, but as it is I need to hold the camera at nearly arms length in order for my eyes to focus on the lcd.

 

I use a Gordy wrist strap: strong, cheaper than Luigi and good looking on my E-PL1.

 

I'm using this Gariz Wrist Strap Brown XS-WSM3:

New Gariz Wrist Strap Brown XS-WSM3 for Nex E-PL1 GF1 - eBay Straps, Bags, Cases Straps, Camera Accessories, Cameras Photo. (end time 25-Oct-10 06:07:04 AEDST)

It's very comfortable and more than strong enough to use.

 

I do. It helps getting my E-P1 with pancake (either 20 or 17) ready to shoot when cycling. And when I walk around, I just wrap the neck strap around my wrist a few times. It's flexible enough to do just that.

I still need to find a nice way to carry the E-PL1 with 14-150. With a larger lens like that, neck straps don't feel all that nice to me, and I prefer carrying this with a strap across the chest. I used to do that with my DSLR all the time, both with a Zing neoprene neck strap and a Black Rapid slingstrap. I'll try one of those next time.

 

Actually, I added clips at the ends of my neck strap so I could easily put it on the cam if I wanted, but loose the bulk just as fast.

 

I use a tripod a lot and the neck strap just gets in the way. The wrist stap isn't an issue although the socket for the remote could be located in a better spot.

 

I use an old strap that came with my Leica minilux. It's a slim, nylon strap that is like a wrist strap that attaches to one side by looping it but is about 20 inches long. I tried different wrist straps and a neck strap that was too short. I don't like the metal eyelets used to attach the next strap.

 

From https://www.mu-43.com/f67/strap-suggestions-24709/#post357590

I use a Black-Rapid RS-7 strap for all my cameras. It attaches to a special lug or tripod adapter, so I only had to buy one strap. Yes, they are expensive, but don't even think about buying a cheaper brand. This is a high quality product. BTW, I would only carry a bridge camera or an M43 by the tripod socket, never a regular DSLR.