We have some great new products in house this week. New items are the Black Rapid Straps. We now stock both the single (RS-4 and RS-5) and double (DR-1) camera straps. The straps are so neat, I really suggest coming in to look at them yourself. Its so hard to describe how wonderful they really are.
The RS-4 single strap is the most basic of the three. It holds one camera and has an over the shoulder strap. It is very comfortable and distributes the weight across your shoulder instead of on your neck. This helps alleviate some neck pain!
The RS-5 single strap is very similar to the RS-4 single strap, but it is a little wider for additional support and also has a cell phone pocket. My big Samsung Magnet fit in the pocket (its just a little smaller than a Blackberry) so most likely your cellphone will too (you can try it before buying it of course).
The DR-1 double strap holds two cameras! It holds one camera on each side of your body and is a harness that covers over both shoulders. The strap is extremely comfortable, even having two cameras with large heavy lenses on it. One of our employees owns a DR-1 double strap and two very large cameras (Canon 5D MkII and Nikon D3) and he wore the harness over the weekend for a photo shoot and said his shoulders were not sore at all. He is very used to having sore shoulders after a long weekend of shooting. If you are a professional photographer with more than one camera, you’ve got to check this out.
I have failed to mention one small detail, the straps attach to your camera in threading for the tripod mount. Its a little weird to get used to having your camera hang upside down, but its very safe and is actually very easy to access. The straps are sleek black, which is very nice and professional looking.