I nearly shed a tear :(
by Graham Leggate on Feb.10, 2011, under Photography
Last Sunday we were at a 3 year olds birthday party in a park. I was helping our daughter in the toilet, when I had my biggest camera accident to date. I bent over and the camera strap slipped off my shoulder sending my Nikon D90 and Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 lens first in to the tiled concrete floor! It felt as if the camera travelled in slow motion, yet there was nothing I could do to stop it. The sound of the lens hitting the ground was defining. I felt sick as I looked down to see bits of broken plastic on the floor 
Ami looked at me and looked at the bits of plastic on the floor and said to me, “daddy, your camera broke, don’t worry you can use mummy’s”. Thankfully I had the lens hood on, and it took most of the damaging force. Anyway, lesson learnt… get a new camera strap. So with out further ado, I would like to introduce the Black Rapid R-Strap, RS-7. What a great feeling strap, I’m looking forward to many long hours of shooting with it. My gear feels safe, light and comfortable. Check out blackrapid.com to see the range of straps.
February 10th, 2011 on 10:02 pm
I did something similar last Mothers Day. Watching small children and expensive cameras don’t mix well with concrete
will be interested to see the black rapid strap in action. I have been meaning to look at a high quality strap. The again new tripod and head means I’m on rations for a while 
February 11th, 2011 on 4:28 am
Hello Graham,
I have experinced a few near mishaps.
Thank you for sharing your experience.
How is your Camera and Lense?
Will look to investing a similar Strap.
Regards,
Brian.