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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.
Khürt Williams –
I bought the F1 strap for my Fujifilm camera because I prefer not to wear logos and leather straps are rough on my skin. Then with a few tugs and one loop, it turns into a wrist strap. Brilliant! Now, I want one for my Minolta 35mm film camera.
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Sai –
I like almost everything with the F1 camera strap. Looks great, feels great and doesn’t slip as some of the other straps I have used in the past. The feature to double up as a wrist strap is genius, IMHO! My only gripe is that the rings seem to be a tad too small to install easily. They were constantly slipping from my fingers as I attempted to get a good grip on them and simultaneously widen them enough to slide through the camera mounts. Having said that I will still be ordering more of these for my other cameras. Very well made product, overall. Thanks!!
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Douglas –
I bought a Fujifilm XT-3 and wanted non-leather strap to use with it.
When finding your straps online and looking at your product videos, I was pretty sure the F-1 would be the appropriate choice for my new camera. And I found that to be the case. I especially like the ability to make it a hand strap. I also wanted something lighter weight and flexible.
I really couldn’t be happier. Thanks !!!
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Tobias Tyler –
I’ve been shooting with my Simplr F1 strap for a few weeks now, and I’m completely in love with it. The single length adjustment tab is quicker and easier to use than a traditional camera strap that has length adjustments on both sides, and I frequently switch between using the F1 as a wrist strap for extra security while casually carrying my camera in my hand, to a short neck strap to free up both hands while switching lenses, to a cross-body sling for extended periods of hands-free carrying. The F1 has low-profile lug mounts, and takes up almost no space when it’s rolled up as a wrist strap, which allows for easy storage of a camera with the strap still attached, and eliminates the need for a quick-release system, in my opinion. This adds a bit of extra simplicity to my setup that I really enjoy: I can pull my camera out of my bag (by the strap, if I’m pressed), loop it around my wrist, and be ready to shoot, instead of having to pull my Peak Design strap out from a pocket in my bag and attach each side of the quick release system before feeling safe to take my hands off my camera. My ONLY complaint is that when I ordered it, I expected the strap to be about a quarter of an inch wider than it turned out to be, but that’s on me for not checking the dimensions before ordering, and it’s still a wide enough strap to match well with mirrorless bodies, even larger ones like my Panasonic G9.
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C. Law –
I’ve tried a couple different straps from more well-known brands before finding the Simplr F1. In my opinion, this is far and away the best match to my Leica Q2. It is a minimalist and functional. It carries the heft of the Q2 very well, can be quickly and easily adjusted, weighs almost nothing, and packs down very small. It is everything I need and nothing I don’t and it looks great. And the construction and materials are excellent! Personally, I think this is a good value for the prices, but then again I bought a Leica so I may not be the best judge of that… Haha, either way, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this friends.
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Ellen –
I bought this strap for a Fuji XT-2, after spending a long time looking at many strap reviews and trying several others. For me, this strap is perfect — simple, clean look, comfortable, and easy to adjust. A bonus is that it’s easily converted into a wrist strap.
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Jay W. –
Love this camera strap. After buying many camera straps over the years I finally found the one! The versatility is the best. Can be used as a neck strap or cross body. First time I used it was on a 5 hr tour. I carried a Sony A7III with a Tamron 28-200 lens on it. You know something is great when you never have to think about it, you just use it and it work well. Super comfortable to wear and easy to adjust.
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Aaron Alfano –
The F1 is perfect for a reasonably size camera like my Nikon FE. I only use modest sized prime lenses and the 1″ webbing is plenty comfortable for the size and weight of my camera and lens. The ease of going from long sling strap to shorter neck strap to wrist strap is a huge advantage, and in wrist strap mode the camera slides in and out of a bag much easier. I was afraid that the strap would tend to slip off my shoulder but the webbing has enough texture to hold on well. The strap appears really well made and I like the understated appearance—I bought the gray strap which I think compliments my chrome camera nicely.
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@baldmisanthrope –
This camera strap works exactly as advertised. Strong, minimalist, no frills. Best feature is how it can be converted into a wrist strap with no extra hardware.
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John Dawson –
I recently purchased the Simplr F-1 camera strap in Army Green. I originally bought it because I liked the way it looked in the photo, but when it actually arrived I really like it for a number of other reasons. Obviously, the quick easy adjustment is one of the great features. But what I really liked was that it was very lightweight, strong, and could easily be stuffed down into a smaller camera bag very quickly. Other leather straps you’d be gathering up and struggling to contain them. The F-1 is simple to put away, no pun intended. Turned out to be a great purchase.
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