F1

(178 customer reviews)

F1

(178 customer reviews)

$42.00

The supremely versatile F1 camera strap is sleek, fast, and expedition-tough!

Striking the ideal balance of comfort and breathtaking sleekness, for most small and moderate-size cameras (or as a “minimal” strap for larger cameras) — F1 is built in USA for photographers that prize its rare combination of understatement, performance, and agility. more…

$42.00

The supremely versatile F1 camera strap is sleek, fast, and expedition-tough!

Striking the ideal balance of comfort and breathtaking sleekness, for most small and moderate-size cameras (or as a “minimal” strap for larger cameras) — F1 is built in USA for photographers that prize its rare combination of understatement, performance, and agility. more…

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Stowed Safely, to Shooting Freely

Go from having your camera securely cinched up, for easy mobility — to slung low, for unhindered portrait and landscape shooting — just by pulling the F1’s adjustment tab.

Instead of tacking-on over-engineered hardware, it’s made from the same strong, flexible, lightweight fabric as the strap — plus a simple yet secure sliplok that won’t budge under load, no matter how heavy your camera.

One Strap That’s Up for Anything

To be clear, the F1 functions beautifully as a neck strap, but it’s much more versatile than that.

Quickly lengthen the F1 to use as a cross-body/sling strap, or loop the webbing through the D-rings to make a wrist strap — all without carrying (or remembering to carry) extra stuff.

We’ve heard tales of photographers literally tying their F1’s onto things, and attaching the D-rings or adjustment tab to carabiners for peace-of-mind. Use your imagination — F1 can take it!

Light, Strong & Built Tough in USA

A lot of camera straps are stuck in the past … unnecessarily bulky, made from traditional low-tech materials and metal hardware.

We take a different approach, using materials found in modern expedition gear, where strength-to-weight ratio is critical, and exposure to the elements is a given.

If you’re looking for a faux-heirloom made of leather and steel, you’ll have to look elsewhere — because we won’t make camera straps that rust, rot or crack after a downpour (especially for today’s weather-sealed cameras).

Sleek Where it Matters Most

Not all cameras are the same, so we’ve got two optimized mounting options, reducing bulk around the hand when possible.

For cameras that require a “traditional” flat mount, we use hardware developed by aerospace engineers, for cameras being sent to … you guessed it … space. And to tidy up the loose ends, we developed a streamlined installation method.

The barely-there lug mount version (shown here) comes with our proprietary Standard Split Rings, made from a steel and magnesium alloy that’s 25% stronger than stainless steel. It’s almost like holding a naked camera — but much more secure.

Lug Mount Detail

Specs

Best for

Full-Frame DSLR (Minimal), Medium-Format Camera (Minimal), Small Full-Frame DSLR (Minimal), Crop-Sensor DSLR, Mirrorless Camera, Small Mirrorless Camera, Micro Four-Thirds Camera, Compact DSLR, 35mm SLR, 35mm Rangefinder

Connector(s)

Flat Mount: Heavy-Duty Acetal Sliplok & Keeper on 3/8" (10mm) Webbing, Lug Mount: Steel/Magnesium Alloy Simplr Standard Split-Rings (included)

Length

Adjustable from 36"–56" (91.4cm–142.2cm)

Width

1" (25.4mm)

Weight

1.4oz (40g)

Fabrication

Mil-Spec Nylon Webbing, Heavy-Duty Acetal Hardware, UV-Resistant 100% Polyester Thread

Construction

High-Strength Bartack Stitching

Origin

Made in USA

Press

Wired: Fujifilm X-T5 Review

Wired magazine has posted a wonderfully thorough review of the Fujifilm X-T5, referring to it as “…the best camera the company has ever made.” Nestled within this article, reviewer Scott Gilbertson reveals his preferred camera strap: “I prefer minimal straps like the Simplr F1, but for something included with the camera, Fuji’s strap is actually […]

Flemming Bo Jensen: Live Music + Fujifilm X-T5

In this official Fujifilm video, Flemming Bo Jensen, concert photographer extraordinaire, discusses how the X-T5 helps him capture the spirit and excitement of live music — while photographing Copenhagen-based singer/producer Saveus. “A camera is a tool for me. It needs to function purely on muscle memory, and become invisible.” Flemming is a long-time Simplr product abuser […]

Bert Stephani: Fujifilm X-T5

In this video, Bert Stephani discusses his love of portraiture, and shares his thoughts on the new Fujifilm X-T5. Bert has numerous Simplr straps, but the one seen attached to his X-T5 is a castor gray F1. *It’s worth noting that our recommendation for an X-T5 would generally be a lug mount F1 — but Bert is tall […]

More F1 Press & Sightings

How-To

Convert Your F1 to a Wrist Strap

Quickly changing your F1 camera strap from a long sling-style strap to a traditional-length neck strap needs no explanation — but converting it to a wrist strap is less obvious. Watch this video to see how easy it is! Shorten the strap all the way. Loop it through the D-rings. There is no step 3. […]

Install a Lug Mount F1 Series Strap, or Split Rings

*If you’re just installing Simplr Split Rings, not an F1 camera strap, you can skip straight to 1:07 in this video. Mounting a camera strap with split rings is just like putting a key on a keychain — but instead of a key, it’s a camera. Situate your Lug Mount F1 or F1ultralight so the […]

Install a Flat Mount F1

The flat mount version of our F1 camera strap installs similarly to a “traditional” camera strap, with a significant difference — the sliplok and keeper are used only for installation, not to adjust the length of the camera strap. Situate your F1 so the adjustment tab is in front of your body when the camera strap […]

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Customer Reviews

4.88 out of 5 stars

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11 reviews with a 4-star rating

  1. Great Quality and Even Better Customer service

    Josh

    Great quality product, and even better interaction with the customer service rep who helped me choose the strap size. A+ business.

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  2. Brianna

    So far so good! Although I haven’t had a chance to use the strap ‘in the field’ so to say, from what I can tell it’s exactly what I was looking for in a camera strap ◡̈ The only thing, as others have mentioned, are the rings you have to use to install the strap itself.. they’re difficult to work with and it did take me a little bit of time doing and re-doing it to get the strap on the camera the way I wanted. Besides that I’m happy with my purchase!

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  3. DT

    Hands down, the most comfortable neck/sling strap I’ve used. Extremely lightweight but feels sturdy and evenly distributes the weight across my neck or shoulders. The tapered strap by the lugs keeps it out of the way when pulling up to my eye, an issue I’ve had with the PD anchors and straps.

    That said, I’d say the ability to convert to a wrist strap is a bit of a gimmick – it doesn’t feel secure and the mass of d rings causes it to feel very clunky. You’d be better off doing the normal “wrap around your wrist” method if your intention is to use it as a wrist strap.

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  4. A sturdy minimalist strap

    Michael Dreese

    I purchased this strap for my new Fuji xt5. I love the look and feel of the strap and it is easy to store in a camera bag due to its low profile. The only negative is the split rings. They are very sturdy but not flexible and due to this fact they are are very difficult to attach. I would have awarded 5 stars if not for the rings. Still a great product and I’m well-pleased with my purchase.

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  5. Great flexible strap.

    Lez Hall

    Using with Fuji E-X3 and it’s pretty well perfect. One star off for the split ring connector. I have a PD strap with their large quick releases and, although the QR works well, those disc things can get in the way when you grasp the camera.

    The F1 strap is invisible in use and doesn’t get in the way when you hold the camera. Good colour, I got the castor gray.

    After I put the strap on I discovered I had put the adjust tab on my left side, when I would have preferred the right side, but because I find those split-rings a PITA I couldn’t be bothered changing it. Maybe when the snows come I will spend another hour fart-arsing around with them. 🙂

    Oh, and great price.

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  6. Good Sling, Decent Wrist Strap

    Dirk

    As a sling it’s a swank upgrade from the freebie that came with my camera. Comfortable to wear, no scratchy metal hardware, easy to loosen/lengthen, if a bit annoying to tighten/shorten.

    If you follow the Simplr instructions to convert to a wrist strap the loop is much too large to provide any security — it’ll slip right off your hand and dump the camera on the pavement. But if instead you cinch the strap about half way before feeding it back thru the D-rings, then the wrist loop is tight enough that it won’t slip off. It’s a bit clumsier than a dedicated wrist strap, but the convertible aspect is super handy.

    I got the flat mount version so I can hook it up to a pair of Peak Design anchors.

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  7. Almost perfect

    Marcus

    The strap is wonderful for all the reasons others have mentioned: simple functional design, no bulky hardware, tasteful aesthetics, quality materials. However, I want to elaborate on my experience with the clever quick adjustability feature, since that was the primary reason I was willing to pay the premium price.

    I typically keep the strap diagonally across my chest with the camera tucked against my back above the hip. The F1 design lets me keep the strap short and then pull the loop to lengthen it for easier shooting, but in my experience the loop is usually behind my shoulder, which can be slightly awkward to reach (I’m a skinny 5′ 10″ male, so I like to tighten the strap almost all the way). Once I do grab the loop it’s very easy to lengthen the strap. However, it’s somewhat difficult to quickly tighten the strap to get the camera tucked away securely again. I can’t easily use the loop to tighten the strap because of how the camera’s weight pulls though the strap hardware. Instead, I need to find the “inner” layer of the strap to pull through the hardware, let the weight of the camera pull the strap through the D-ring to “reset” the strap, and repeat once or twice more.

    I want to emphasize that the strap is wonderful and it’s far superior to any other I’ve used. If you don’t plan on constantly adjusting the strap length like I do, then these nitpicks won’t be an issue at all. Even though the adjustment feature isn’t quite as effortless as I had hoped, I’ve adapted quickly and find myself adjusting the length on the fly. The wrist strap feature is great too, especially to keep things tidy in the camera bag. I have no regrets about buying the F1, I’ve recommended it to friends, and I intend to use it until a new version comes out.

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  8. Kevin

    Had the F1 for a few months now, and this is a great camera strap! It’s attached to my Fuji X-E3 with Peak Design quick release, and it all wears very comfortably. The strap feels nice and light, but very sturdy. Love the little raised thread that helps lock the strap loop ends in place, what a clever and effective design.

    Maybe it’s just the size of my torso, but the part of the strap you pull on to adjust the length sits too high up and behind my shoulder when I’m wearing it sling style. Like I have to push my camera back behind me a little bit first to get to the adjuster, pull the adjuster, and then I swing my camera back in front of me. Or maybe if I take the plunge and do away with the quick release, I’ll have the length for the adjuster to sit more in front of me.

    In any case, I really like this strap, and you might too.

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  9. Andreu Rebés

    Perfect camera strap for my film Leica MP. Discreet, light and very easy to adjust

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  10. Bruce

    The strap arrived just in time for me to travel to a wine region for the weekend. On inspection the strap is well made with plenty of stitching that is clean with no frills or dags, but provides plenty of strength where you need it.
    After many tries to attach the strap to my Fuji X-T20 with the 18-55 lense, my fingers got quite sore trying to pry the rings open to the lugs. A tool to use and open up the rings would be a good value add I believe.
    Otherwise, carrying the camera around and adjust the strap has been a breeze to use and given me so much more freedom is taking photos.
    Still a great outcome for me.

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  11. Daniel

    So far, my impressions are,
    – Very lightweight. Quite a surprise since it’s lighter than the Peak Design Leash v2
    – Very, very compact, compared to the Peak Design Leash v2
    – Design and build is robust, inspires confidence
    – The way you have a thinner strap leading to a wider strap; this works really well. The strap stays out of my way when I grip the body, unlike the Artisan & Artist Easy Slider (ring attachment type) straps. This is what works on the Peak Design straps too.
    – No metal design = no scratching. Even the custom O rings are sized correctly; it’s difficult to contact the body when using the strap to hold up the camera.
    – That O ring is gold. It’s springy, it’s got great tension, it’s compact. Works even on an X100F sized body.
    – Wrist strap “hack” works well

    So far, it’s very comparable to the Leash v2, which is my current favourite strap.

    Only 1 thing bugs me but I need more time to see if this really turns into a bug; the thinner strap that attaches from the plastic D string to the custom metal O ring – it’s made of a softer material that already has a tiny bit of fraying. Even the act of threading the O ring thru the camera lugs can result in a few strands breaking. And God forbid this touches velcro. I can understand why this is a preferred material – it’s softer and very comfortable on the hands. Guess we can’t have everything.

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