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