My lighting setup was very simple and straightforward. I used a 580EX II speedlight on a Custom Bracket and set it at 1/3 f/stop below ambient and shot with the 5D Mark II on aperture priority. One note to check out is how I attached my BlackRapid RS-4 strap to the arm of the Custom Bracket to balance the camera when it hung off my back when I was climbing.

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R-STRAP - World’s most comfortable and fast camera strap

California Sunbounce Press Release

Garlstorf n. Hamburg, Germany, March 30, 2009——- GRAB and CLICK. The R-STRAP offers unparalled ease of access to your camera. R-STRAP is the most innovative camera strap that ever hit the market. Especially digital SLR photographers will appreciate this effective system. The innovative photographic and lighting equipment manufacturer CALIFORNIA SUNBOUNCE has been appointed to European distributor by Black Rapid.

One of the most annoying pieces of equipment in photography – lowly camera strap – has been now significantly improved. R-STRAP means a faster and more effective way for carrying your digital SLR. Instead of looping around your neck, the R-Strap operates like a sling, sliding across your body. The R-STRAP is worn diagonally across the torso from shoulder to hip and is adjustable to fit most photographers. The pad has a mesh underside for comfort and breath ability. A locking mechanism connects the R-STRAP to the tripod socket located on either the camera body or the lens. Once connected, the camera rests securely in the small of your back, with the lens pointing behind you. If you see something you want to shoot, just grab the camera and pull it to your face. The camera will smoothly glide upward the strap - as it were riding a zip line – and come to your face within seconds. With the camera behind your back, you can maneuver easily through a crowd, carry a tripod or other gear, or simply have both hands free. Solitary photographers like sports, press and wedding photographers will also appreciate the integrated pockets for storing memory cards. 
Wolfgang-Peter Geller, professional photographer and owner of California Sunbounce, is very excited about the R-STRAP „I can not tell how much I hate camera straps. They’re uncomfortable, there’s no good way to wear them. Put the strap around your neck and the camera flops around awkwardly on your chest as you move. Your long lenses stick out and bump into things. Bending down, you have to clutch your camera. Wear it over your shoulder and it’s hard to quickly and securely bring the camera to your face.”

Update: CALIFORNIA SUNBOUNCE is not the European distributor for Blackrapid. But thanks for loving the Rstrap

Sunbounce refers to our pending patent as an old patent for U.S. Army from 1885- All this is BS and untrue. Good try!

http://www.photographyblog.com/news/r-strap/

http://www.digitalpixels.net/2009/03/photo-gear/the-r-strap/

 

We knew it was coming

When you turn the camera world upside down.

Copy cats are now popping up. We take our "patent products" very seriously. 

But the thing we want to protect most is our customer's confidence. Thanks to all of you for believing in us and making Blackrapid's Rstrap such a success.

We will always innovate and bring new products to market built on making shooting easier and faster. Keep the emails coming, we appreciate all your input.. 

Thanks so much, Ron 

The Original Rstrap 

I invite all of you to join www.rphotographers.com  help us build a on-line community. Keep an eye out for LookieTV, coming soon.

A Really Great Review: Bottom line: This is a great camera strap.

Scott Hayne Photography and Radiopoppers

Thanks Scott for using the Rstrap..

Coming soon our new site!

Hello All the shutterbugs out there. We have a new site coming next week, July 22 09. We have a cool new look and some fun links and give-a-ways. Please join our new form RPM This site will also give you access to our video site LookieTV coming soon.
Thanks for supporting us at Blackrapid. We are turning the camera world upside down.

LOVE your products

Hi guys,

LOVE your products. Actually own them all – bought one, had to have another with a coupler – then recently got my DR-1 double strap and again, LOVE it.

...sorry about the cheesy grin, but it’s the only photo of me with the straps!

Best Regards,

Bruce Benedict

My neck is thanking you

I know you hear this after every sale you make but this is the best camera strap in the world. I got it just two days after I ordered it and have had it on my 30D for about ten minutes and already I am flipping out. It's so simple and ergonomic with ridiculously easy adjustments. I shoot with Canon L-series lenses which, as you know, weigh about a billion pounds (as least it feels that way with the old strap). My neck is thanking you and so is my personal chiropractor, who is my wife. How has it taken this long to design a quality camera strap?!?! The construction is top notch which makes me happy as it is now attached to $3000 worth of camera. The only useless part of the whole package is the nifty bag it came in as it will never go back in there. Thank you for your creation and useful contribution to photography.

Kevin Zimarik
www.jirafacreative.com

THanks for the Review

U.S. Army photojournalist -Using the Rstrap

Hello,
I am Seattle native and U.S. Army photojournalist currently serving in Basra, Iraq. I've been using the RS-4 for 6 months now in Iraq and I cant remember how I ever got around with a camera before it! Wearing body armour and all the other stuff we have to carry when we are outside the wire makes carrying a camera around extremely difficult, your strap is a god-send. It keeps my camera out of the way when I'm not using it so that i can still easily raise my weapon, climb in and out of vehicles and helicopters, i can even run without getting a bloody nose from my camera hitting me in the face. I was so excited when i found out about the double-strap (which i purchased today!)

Attached are several photos of your strap in action in Iraq. I know they arent great photos, if you are interested in better photos for marketing or whatever let me know, we could take some better ones with that in mind. I could take some with the double-strap when it gets here.

You Guys are Killing Me

My partner here at the studio (my wife) has absconded permanently with my R-Strap. What caused this you ask? That little gem I received on Thursday that links two straps into a harness. Well to test you need two straps right? The math doesn’t work in my favor my one plus her one = none for me and a set for her. Way to go guys. I’m about to break my buddy Al’s heart and put a link to your strap right by his, and to think he and I have collaborated on enhancements and modifications that I use every day ~ he’s gonna take me out of his will.

You guys hit this last little tool right on the money, great job. When the economy picks back up I’ll send in an order for the double strap (will make me one up on the cool factor) and stop hanging my cameras from Al’s quick releases attached to a Think Tank harness. By the way Al is Al Stegmeyer from UpStrap, a hell of an engineer but he just got beat out by someone better. People comment on our straps wherever we go hope it does your sales some good.

Regards

Dutch

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Nothing too girly....just a little style:)

I just purchased my strap a couple of months ago, and I mostly love it. It's far more comfortable than a traditional neck strap, but I was sad to pass up all of the really cute "designer" neck straps. Flash forward to last week, when I had an idea of how to make my BlackRapid strap a little cuter. I bought some 7/8" ribbon that matched my camera bag, and sewed it onto the black nylon strap. It came out great and didn't affect function one bit:) So then I was thinking, my son plays electric guitar, and he has all sorts of cool straps where the design is actually woven into, or printed onto the nylon strapping. Easy! So anyhow, I just thought you might get more women to take the leap in trying a BlackRapid if they had a feminine option. Nothing too girly....just a little style:) I've included a photo of my newly stylized strap, let me know what you think:)
~Carrie Duwelius

I can honestly say

Hey Ron,
Just a quick note to say how much I loved using the strap. I can honestly say that there are two things that have changed the way I use a camera – digital imaging and the RB strap (maybe a slight exaggeration but sincere). I took some shots from the field and I’ll pass them along when I get a chance but I really appreciate you getting it into my hands so quickly.
Cheers,
Josh

New Black Rapid Double Strap!

Rebel Fish talked with Kevin Swan about his new Black Rapid Double Strap. He gave it a 5 out of 5 stars! Improvements over previous models:
2 cameras instead of one (duh!)
Improved hardware to secure to camera
The strap doesn’t slide around like the single did
More comfy (better weight distribution)

http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/2009/06/23/new-black-rapid-double-strap/

Thanks Kevin..

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