OP/TECH USAPro Loop Camera Strap (Black) – Professional Camera Neck and Shoulder Strap with Quick Release for DSLR, Mirrorless & Binoculars - Made in USA

Clean easy to use design.

Made in the USA. A million times more comfortable than the strap in the box with the camera. The functionality is great. I will buy another when this wears out.

I'm not a professional photographer by trade, but I shoot photos as part of my job which sometimes takes me into the field for days. I thought I could get by with the stock strap that came with my Nikon D7000. But after I spent three days carrying it around at a trade show with the 18-140mm zoom lens attached, I knew I needed something better. The stock strap made my neck and shoulders ache. Plus, when I'd try to get some relief by wearing the camera on my shoulder, it would constantly slip off.I spent a great deal of time researching many different options before settling on the OP/TECH USA Pro Strap. I couldn't be happier with my selection. The neoprene padding works as advertised, more comfortably and more evenly distributing the camera's weight. The first time you try it out, you'll feel a noticeable difference. The rubber friction bumps on the bottom of the neoprene strip keep the camera from sliding around on my neck and help keep it on my shoulder when I wear it there.I'm six feet tall and had no problem adjusting the strap to exactly where I wanted it. I prefer to wear my camera lower with a longer strap that enables me to wear it bandolier-style on occasion. I've also noticed that the OP/TECH strap doesn't constantly get twisted the way the stock Nikon strap does.One criticism I've seen about the OP/TECH design is the use of quick-release clips. I've yet to read a review or comment by anyone who said the clips released accidentally, causing their camera to fall. Honestly, the clips are so stiff and solid that it's difficult for me to envision this ever happening. You can buy Velcro strips to protect and further reinforce the clips, but unless you're using your camera under extreme conditions, it seems unnecessary.I know $20 might seem expensive for a camera strap that's not flashy and doesn't have extra features, but if you value comfort, convenience and quality over style and you need to carry your DSLR for extended periods of time, you won't regret spending a little extra on the OP/TECH Pro Strap. It's worth every penny.One final tip: Check out the link below for the OP/TEC video on different ways to attach the strap to your camera. The final reverse/double-loop method is neat and solid.http://optechusa.com/Videos/WebbingConnectors.html

I now own 3 of these awesome straps. After doing some research a few months back I gave one of these a try. Here are my findings:Pros:Build/sewing quality is excellent.Strong materials and comfortable padding.The gripy dots are not so grippy that they move your clothes around but hold itself in place well. Some solid rubber straps stick so well they end up pulling clothes off.MAIN REASON- Pro Loop Strap. instead of the standard loop and buckle like the standard straps that come with cameras, this is a loop made of something close to 450 paracord. It's difficult to get through the camera hanger but worth the patients. With the non-loop/paracord version the plastic buckles get in the way, make lots of clicking noises when raising the camera up to take a shot and get jammed in weird places. These Pro Loop Straps are quiet, soft, and move out of the way easily. If you are out trying to take shots of wildlife, a plastic clicking noise will scare off any possible prize winning shot.Cons:Plastic buckles. I have tested these straps at 50lbs/3 foot drop. With no issues.(I should put this in the "Pros") Buckles hold fine but my fear is if they get step on or get jammed in a tree or something while on a shoot they may break. Many unforeseeable things can happen while climbing rocks or a tree lugging two cameras and a lunch around. I'll be shooting in winter and I'll report back as to how brittle they get. I'm sure they would replace it for me if broken but I don't want to carry the camera by hand miles back to the truck. I haven't had an issue yet but am extra careful. It's only an issue cause my crystal ball says so.Of course I would purchase another. I have the extended straps and a sling strap that I really like for walk around shooting. I can wear it with my hiking pack on. Rough terrain becomes problematic but when is it not! Take off the strap and click the two buckles together that are hanging off the camera. Now you have a small handle!Buy one! Test it! You'll be back for more!