London
Rancheria Road
Cameras And Cases And Straps, Oh My!
I have recently become the proud owner of a Micro Four-Thirds, mirrorless digital camera, the Olympus OM-D E-M10 II. Like with any new hobby of mine, I tend to go overboard with searching for and purchasing accessories.
Straight away I had realized that I don’t care for the mediocre neck strap that was included with my camera. I wore it for a day or two while shooting, but I quickly found that I could not continue utilizing the strap.
Minimalism is usually my preference when traveling, and I had intended to do a fair bit of traveling with my camera. At first, I was considering the Op/Tech camera sling. This sling is an exceptional price and offered almost everything I was looking for to carry my camera. However, the more I considered the alternatives, the more I recognized that I wanted a minimal camera pouch.
After some more web and Amazon searching, I stumbled upon the National Geographic vertical camera pouch. What initially drew me to the NatGeo pouch was the uncomplicated design and modest size. Since I prefer to have my camera covered when not in use, I felt that this pouch would be the ideal compromise between a neck sling and a larger camera bag. The pouch’s strap is long enough to be comfortable across the chest of my 6’2” frame with additional adjustment length to spare. The EM-10 II fits quite snug in the pouch with the 14-42 EZ pancake lens attached. If the lens was much longer, the camera wouldn’t fit.
Now that I had found a suitable pouch for carrying my camera, it was time to find a wrist strap. I had never honestly considered buying a wrist strap; the idea never crossed my mind. I would rather make a strap of my own, so I did. Below is what I have created.
I used approximately 10 feet of blue 550 paracord that I had leftover from previous projects. For the bracelet, I utilized a snake knot weave, and a cobra knot to attach the strap to a small Nite Ize s-biner that I had around the house. I am quite satisfied with the way my wrist strap turned out, and in the future, I plan to explore other color options and clip hardware.
The Erosion of the Web
While going through my bookmarks, it amazed me how many of them are dead. Once thriving communities are now gone, niche Mac apps are gone as well. Everyone knows that once something is on the internet, it is there forever, but pieces of the web are eroding.