BLACKRAPID Double Breathe Camera Harness, Trusted Design For One Or Two SLR, DSLR, Mirrorless Cameras
$179.95
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Price: $179.95
(as of Oct 06, 2024 05:19:03 UTC – Details)
BlackRapid Double Breathe Camera Harness, Trusted Strap Design For One Or Two SLR, DSLR, Mirrorless Cameras. The BlackRapid Revolution started in 2008 “Turning The Camera World Upside Down” as a premier camera sling. Soon after came the “Double” two camera harness system. (Also available in Double Breathe SLIM version, a slightly thinner and lighter double camera harness.) This double harness keeps your cameras safe and securely by your side during demanding days of shooting. With its breathable materials and sturdy swivel locking hardware this sling is ready for action. Professional or not, the “Double Breathe” is a top choice strap among wedding and event photographers, music shooters, as well as press, fashion, street, sports and wildlife photographers. This double camera strap was designed for comfort with a classic style. The patented shoulder pad design is built with nylon mono mesh, curved TPE foam and polyester air mesh, and is moisture wicking to keep you cool while on shoots. Hanging out with your 70-200 lens on your right side and your favorite shorter lens on your left side — you will never miss a shot. And for lighter shoots, you can separate the double and use it as a single camera sling strap. The “Double Breathe” is one of our best selling camera straps and has proven to be a favorite among professionals and hobbyists. Over a million photographers trust and use our brand worldwide! BlackRapid – The Original Camera Sling!
Double can be taken apart and used as a Single Camera Sling
Pad consists of: Nylon mono mesh, TPE foam, polyester and air mesh
Includes 2 Swivel Locking Carabiners, 2 LockStar, 2 FastenR (FR-5), 2 Camera Safety Tether
Pad Width: 2.2″ – 3.7″ (5.5 cm – 9.5 cm) / Pad Length: 16″ (40.5 cm)
Strap adjustable length with pad: 63″ (160 cm)
LP –
Great comfort with well balanced camera weight, love it, my new hiking friend!
This is coming from a plus-sized/obese woman (107kg/235 lbs), for reference.I purchased this last minute for a recent trip where a portion of my visit stated my camera bag dimensions would be rejected and not allowed to enter the premises. Blinking, I wondered if I could rig my current single camera Blackrapid strap for two cameras, and then thought: You’re an idiot, CERTAINLY other photogs have had dual camera issues and this has been solved.Of course it has! I read multiple other reviews, watched videos, especially from those fitting my physicality, so this is both a review and a response.I took a chance on this particular set-up because of what I saw as a few flaws/differences in the reviews for heavy women between how I would use it.Overall: The versatility of adjustment with this harness is fantastic. I found it worked with my body type for both hiking and urban photography, as I could adjust it on the go. I have small concerns with the long-term durability of the plastic clamps, but overall this looks to be an excellent addition to my travel gear. if you are a dual camera wielder that is sick of half+ your weight on your camera bag hanging off your shoulders: give this a serious try.1) This is an EXCELLENT hiking harness: my trip was “technically” urban-ish, but it also involved ascending 56 storeys and walking or hiking 13 km/ 8 miles a day. Before I left on my trip, I tested it on my daily 8 km / 5 miles for a couple of days to make sure the balance between my left and right cameras could accommodate my height (less than 165 cm /5’5″), balance, movement, and activity.2) Fit: There are definitely people this won’t fit well, I feel like height-wise I’m on the barely acceptable small side. In order to achieve a good balance – and several reviews in my demo (shorter/overweight/female) stated they thought it wasn’t a good fit – it takes some physics balancing between your body and the cameras (in plural) to keep the harness from creeping up.Just keeping the “cameras” at “hip” level isn’t enough, you need to adjust based on your body shape/movement gate, the weight of each camera, and your activity to reach a good balance for the swing of cameras at rest (cinched by the clips) and slide of the harness up your chest. When one part of my trip went from rapid ascent/descent to flat-more-urbanized landscapes, I was able to easily adjust the gravity balance of my cameras for the change. I experienced a bit of riding up of the front-center harness strap, but only after I’d stopped to really notice that it had ridden above where I’d expected it. (aka: I didn’t physically notice it, when the cameras were balanced to my activities.)Being as short as I am, the “back” straps DO have some bulge. It’s not noticeable when you have a light jacket on, but when it is you and the straps… it’s technically there. Again, this is because I was focused on overall balance of my cameras vs my activities.Physicality: These were an absolute DELIGHT to wear for 12+ hours at a time. With my camera bag (sling) and my single-strap BR, and backpacks, I feel a lot of muscle tension buildup over the day. End of a 14 hour day with this harness: felt nothing in my shoulders or back. Amazing, chef’s kiss, have been recommending it during and after my trip. I look forward to my next hiking trip.Durability: My initial usage was only 10 days – I’m looking forward to more trips. However, several reviews have pointed out weak points which I can agree with: the plastic clips. Given the likely usage for people willing to shell out this much for a camera harness, I don’t think it unreasonable to use metal clips, despite the possible wear on the straps, because I can foresee these hard plastic clips giving out with standard use.Downsides:1) Obviously there is the external element. having cameras hanging from your hips is going to incur bouncing, regardless of how cinched they are. Also if you don’t have a long enough jacket/wrap, the cameras will be exposed to rain/fog. Three of my travel days were Very Wet, and my windbreaker + umbrella was more than enough to keep my equipment dry.2) As others have stated, the weak points (plastic clips, etc) are the worst weak points. Overall, I’m most concerned about the chest clip, as from my usage that seems like it will be the weakest point overall, unless the CamLocks (clips securing the cameras) movement give out first.
T. Davis –
Suggested supplemental connection options
Very comfortable rig. I use 1/4-20 QD sling swivel mount bolts and d-loops to connect to smallrig cages, to third party lens feet/collars and to L-brackets. A little quicker for doing lens changes and disconnecting gear from the harness without needing to screw/unscrew the provided original fixtures.
David Bellhorn –
An excellent dual camera harness
Having recently purchased a second camera for use in photographing an event, I needed some method of carrying both with me. This dual camera harness worked flawlessly throughout the day. Each camera was quickly accessible whenever I reached for them. There were no issues supporting my DSLRs, one of which had a decently sized lens attached.
J. Hall –
Look ma, no hands!!!
The Black Rapid Double Breathe Camera Harness is a winner. Takes a few moments to get used to, adjust the straps and, of course, pose in front of the mirror and be impressed with yourself for spending the money to get something that works, for a change. I’m a broad shouldered, barrel chested kind of guy and the rig fits me well. You can adjust the length of the straps quite a bit, so it’s a piece of equipment that can fit a wide variety of people. The shoulder pads spread the weight of two cameras and lenses over the shoulders, so it’s not as tiring as having the weight on a single strap. The adjustable “stops” on the straps keep your camera at an arm’s length and ready to grab. You can rotate your camera to put the lenses in a safer position while walking. There’s still some lateral movement but movement front to back is reduced significantly, so while you still have to be concerned about cameras swinging, it’s less of a concern with a light touch. I put my harness on over my equipment vest, and it was comfortable, and didn’t tend to get hung up on things.The carabiners have locking attachments and a guard to keep then secure. Comes with a security strap, screw in attachment rings and a storage pouch.EDIT! I found a way to limit the lateral movement of the cameras by running the strap through carabiners attached to either side of my belt and then locking down the belt behind the carabiner and then, when the camera is not in use, locking down the front lock in front of the carabiner as well. Lateral swing of the camera is dramatically reduced. Good luck!!
clodia –
confortable
Jörn –
Ich habe diesen Gurt für Hochzeiten gekauft. Eine Kamera mit 22mm Objektiv und die andere mit 56mm. So kann ich immer schnell wechseln. Funktioniert gut und der Gurt hält einiges aus!
Music maniac –
Carrying to camera bodies and lenses all day could be a real pain but with this strap I have no shoulder or back ache. Well made.
massimo zuin –
Quando la si prova si comprende che il prodotto vale il costo da sostenere. Non dimentichiamoci che attaccate ci sono due fotocamere, altrettanti obiettivi. Se la tracolla è fatta bene e le fibbie sono robuste non ci sono problemi. tempo fa con una tracolla economica a cui si è rotta una fibbia in plastica per poco non combinavo un disastro… sono riuscito a prendere al volo la tracolla che stava cadendo dalla mia spalla, e la fotocamera non è caduta. Sembrano tanti soldi… ma la sicurezza di ciò che è agganciato, vale il risparmio di (relativamente) pochi euro? Andando sul pratico, la doppia tracolla è comoda, il peso ben distribuito, la si può indossare per ore senza percepire peso eccessivo o fastidio. Ottimo prodotto.
Back 2 Basics IT Consulting –
Hoe kan men werken met 2 camera’s zonder deze strap.BLACKRAPID zijn de enige die ik gebruik, sterk en toch licht, makkelijk in gebruik en makkelijk mee te nemen.Deze dubbele strap heeft ook de nodige ventilatie die ervoor zorgt dat bij warme dagen het dragen van deze strap werkbaar maakt. Je kan bovendien de camera’s blokkeren zodanig dat ze niet in de weg hangen bij het bukken of bij het stappen.