If you are a photographer, amateur or pro, you’ll be familiar with the two constants of the field: You can never have enough bags, and you can never find the right strap. James Duncan Davidson, photographer and podcaster, decided to do something about the strap.
You will know Davidson’s work through that iPhone photo, the one which shows staring, glassy-eyed devotees bathed in the light of the glass-caged iPhone demo unit. Unhappy with any available straps, most of which are either plain tiring to wear or just gimmicky, Davidson teamed up with industrial designer to make the LumaLoop, an across-the-shoulder strap with a quick-release lanyard.
The LumaLoop’s main selling point is comfort, quickly followed by flexibility. The shoulder pad is curved to remove the weight “hot-spot” that makes cameras feel so heavy, the bandolier-style design adds comfort and security, and the leather, buckles and webbing are all high-spec materials.
What we really like, though, is that you can either use the camera whilst still slung over your shoulder, or quickly squeeze the buckle to release it. A lanyard loops into either the strap-brackets, or a tripod-mount D-ring, or anything else designed to take a loop — even a mount on the a lens collar. When not in use, the camera dangles at your waist, and sits there comfortable enough to carry “all day long”.
The LumaLoop is $60 and comes in three sizes. Each strap comes with a lanyard, and extras will cost $10 a pop.
LumaLoop [LumaLabs]
See Also:
- Buckle Up! Seat-Belt Camera Straps
- R-Strap: Sharp Shooting on the Mean Streets
- DIY Camera Hand-Straps From Photojojo
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