Using a Second Camera Body? Get an R-Strap

Last year, I was turned on to BlackRapid’s R-Strap, which for sports photographers using two camera bodies is a dream come true. (By the way, many pro sports shooters carry two full camera rigs during the event: one with a really long lens, and a second body with a short telephoto or wide-angle for when the action gets really close.) What I love about the R-Strap is that it straps across your chest, and it screws into the bottom of your camera, so your camera kind of hangs there like a gun in a holster (except there’s no holster). When you need to take a quick shot with your second body (“quick” being the operative word here), you just reach your hand down to your side, and it falls right into place on your camera—you just pull your camera up to your face, and it slides right along the strap, giving you a fast, comfortable way to get the shot. When you’re done, you just put it back down by your side. Being able to reach down and have my second body ready to shoot in a split second is a sports shooter’s dream—I wouldn’t want to shoot a sports event without it. You can watch a video demo of the R-Strap at www.blackrapid.com.