Steve C. , May 28, 2009; 09:16 a.m.
This will be a real boon for us wedding shooters! It's the Spider Holster. I've just seen this on Engadget, and thought I'd share.
Chris Whitcomb 
, May 28, 2009; 09:18 a.m.
YES!!! I saw this at the PDN Virtual Trade Show and think this will finally be a way to get rid of my annoying straps.
Jerry Bokunewicz , May 28, 2009; 09:35 a.m.
Looks good but only if you are standing. Its ideal for a wedding photog but not something I would want to take on vacation.
Robert Budding , May 28, 2009; 09:51 a.m.
Mendel Leisk 
, May 28, 2009; 09:59 a.m.
I don't think it will substitute for a neck strap if you are swapping lens while standing, say from a shoulder bag.
Errol Young - Toronto, ON, CA , May 28, 2009; 10:12 a.m.
Here we go again. I had this idea earlier this year and adapted a Manafrotto base to an old belt. I now have it on a web belt. Still use the camera straps but this takes a lot of weight of my neck and stops the camera from bouncing around. I use a flat bolt with a camera mount thread on the back of the belt. Cost $50CND.
I also invented gerry Fong's flash stuff in the 1970s but did not market it.
Hooman B , May 28, 2009; 10:19 a.m.
Wow that's really cool. Has anyone used this with a Nikon D300/500/700 with the MB-D10 batter pack. What about 2 cameras, one on each side? My final thought is what about if it has a flash on it - how does all this effect the movement of the camera on the hip, or how it rides against your body, etc...
Steve C. , May 28, 2009; 10:19 a.m.
I like the BlackRapid straps too, and had considered picking one up, but want to see how this gizmo works first. I don't think it's for everyone, certainly, but it's a nice idea, and fast on the draw.
Errol, I admire your inventive spirit!
Errol Young - Toronto, ON, CA , May 28, 2009; 10:20 a.m.
I just looked at the R-strap video and I took my D300 with a Manafrotto mount on it and clipped both sides of a camera strap to it and it worked the same way. Only $20.
Bruce Margolis , May 28, 2009; 10:23 a.m.
Neat idea but it has a couple drawbacks to me......
When you lift the camera out of the belt clip, the camera has no support. If someone bumps into you or you have an oops, the camera and lens can go flying. However, maybe you can get around this by attaching a hand strap to the tripod mount and attaching this gizmo to the second tripod mount if your hand strap has one.
Maybe a better idea is use this Spider with a neck strap. That way you have support but there is no neck strain because the camera is sitting in the holster, taking pressure off the neck.
Second thing, it is quite pricy! Maybe it's just me but $125 for a plastic belt clip seems like a bit much.
