{"id":2353,"date":"2009-05-29T06:43:14","date_gmt":"2009-05-29T04:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/?p=2353"},"modified":"2010-05-24T21:51:56","modified_gmt":"2010-05-24T19:51:56","slug":"spider-camera-holster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/archives\/2353","title":{"rendered":"Spider Camera Holster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"560\" height=\"340\" data=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/qYYamCyYZs0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/qYYamCyYZs0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object>  <\/p>\n<p>If you are a photographer of any kind, you probably understand the annoyance of carrying your camera on a strap around your neck.&#160; At least if you are like me and you still have the nylon strap that came with your camera, those things are so scratchy.&#160;&#160; I can imagine that after a certain amount of time it must get painful for professional photographers with heavier lenses as well.&#160; This is where the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiderholster.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spider Holster<\/a> may come in handy.<\/p>\n<p>Still though, while it does look convenient, I\u2019m not sold for a number of reasons.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I don\u2019t wear a belt.&#160; Nor am I going to start wearing one so I can use the holster.&#160;&#160; Belts are probably more uncomfortable than the neck strap, in my opinion.&#160;&#160; I know a lot of people DO wear belts though, so this is a purely personal thing.&#160; It doesn\u2019t make it a bad product, just not for me. <\/li>\n<li>Having the knob attached for the holster means that while that is attached, you cannot attach your camera to a tripod if you choose to.&#160;&#160; I\u2019m not sure everyone is going to want to remove the knob in order to attach the camera to their tripod, and then reattach it again every time. <\/li>\n<li>How is this thing going to be for walking?&#160; When I walk with my bag at my hip, it bounces all over the place.&#160; Maybe it\u2019s just because I have larger hips but I don\u2019t think so.&#160; I would imagine that with the placement of the camera hanging by your hip \/ leg area, it would cause the camera to bounce around significantly more than it would if it were around your neck. <\/li>\n<li>If you are in a crowd, I would think it\u2019s easier to protect your camera and make sure people aren\u2019t banging into it easier if it is straight out in front of you, rather than sticking out at your hip. <\/li>\n<li>My biggest concern is safety.&#160; This may not be a concern when you are out in a field on your own photographing a sunset\u2026 but if you are like me and live in a big city where theft is a major issue, do you really want to walk around with your camera in this thing?&#160; If he can grab it out so easily, what stops some dude passing you on the sidewalk from doing it?&#160; At least with the neck strap they pretty much have to rip your head off in order to make off with the camera, this seems like it screams \u201cSTEAL MY CAMERA\u201d.&#160;&#160; On their website it does state that there is a locking mechanism, but what stops them from ripping it from your belt, holster and all?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yeah, I don\u2019t know.&#160;&#160; I do see how this would be handy for professional photographers in cases like secure photo shoots or wedding photography, where theft and a lot of moving around isn\u2019t an issue.&#160; Perhaps those people will see more good than bad in this product.&#160; I give the guy kudos for coming up with something new and different, but I don\u2019t think I will be rushing out to buy one.<\/p>\n<p>Found on <a title=\"Engadget\" href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2009\/05\/28\/video-spider-camera-holster-is-a-little-bit-want-mostly-idioti\/\" target=\"_blank\">Engadget<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a photographer of any kind, you probably understand the annoyance of carrying your camera on a strap around your neck.&#160; At least if you are like me and you still have the nylon strap that came with your camera, those things are so scratchy.&#160;&#160; 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