Name: Joby UltraFit Sling Strap for Men
Brand: Joby
SKU: JOUFSSM
Price: 49.95 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.3 (10 reviews)

Joby UltraFit Sling Strap for Men

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I would think that the idea of a camera strap is to always keep the camera secure, right? Not always so with the Joby strap. While I applaud the overall design of the strap, the unreliable thumbscrew connection is a liability, as you can see with other reviews here and on other websites. My camera dropped twice, luckily once in a forest and once on a carpet, so no damage was done. I don't want to have to remember to keep tightening the screw, there's too much else to worry about on shoots. 

It's too bad because everything else is perfect, but there's no way I'm trusting my $3500 camera to anything other than a strap that's completely dependable at all times to keep it from dropping.

Thumbscrew came loose twice, camera dropped.

Easy to use, very secure and effortless. Makes taking pics on the go very fast paced. Switching over to a tripod takes a minute so get use to finding ways to stabilize on the go.

Solid

Used extensively while traveling.  Carried a heavy DSLR  while walking through several cities very comfortably and camera could be moved into position easily.

Used extensively while traveling 

I bought this to use when I'm shooting handheld on site or in the studio. It's solidly built and works very well. I much prefer it to other straps i've used in the past. I don't use straps often and this goes on and off in seconds. It's also pretty comfortable.

Great Strap

I love the strap.  It lets the camera hang comfortably on my side so that it is out of the way yet handy.  The lock has two positions, partial lock for quick release and a more secure lock to keep the camera in the position you want while not in use.  When ready to use the partial lock releases quickly allowing you to pull the camera out and up to give more freedom of use.  The strap that came with my Canon 60D caused the lense to stick awkwardly outward and bump into other objects.  This lets the lense hang straight down and hug my body.  I had reviewed a number of other straps that cost less, but decided this was the strongest and best value in the long run.

A Good Fit

performs per the video, needs to have two mens sizes.

A good buy

I had purchased one for a friends wife for my friends stocking stuffer so i had seen it in action and used it a little myself before purchasing it for myself.  it works great for events where you will need to have your hands free to do other things.... like look at bird books... or shoot with another camera?  Only gave it 4 stars because 5 stars is "perfect, doesn't get any better"... well i don't know if you are like me, but it makes me a little nervous to have $5k worth of equipment hanging soley by the tripod mount.  have fashioned a "D" ring to a strap that uses the far side camara strap as a "safety" back-up incase my tripod mount or the screw should fail my equipment(Canon 6D and 400mmf5.6 lens) won't be hitting the ground.  now it's perfect!

works like a champ!

The product performed as the say it would. It's easy to use once you figure out what to do. May be improved with a stiff elastic/strech material. There should be better diractions on how to install and use.

Great idea. Fits better and more comfortable than my cameras original strap.

Perfect for my cameras

This strap is great for comfortably carrying a camera hands-free. For example I have been using it with a Nikon D7000 with a 70-300mm lens attached.  It carries out of the way over the shoulder but is ready to take a picture in an instant.  It adjusts very easily.  You need to be aware that the strap attaches securely to the threaded tripod mount on the bottom of the camera which means that you need to remove the strap in order to mount the camera on a tripod.  The process is easy enough however.