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Review: CamCuff Wrist Strap

Chris Gampat
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09/12/2013
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Last Updated on 09/12/2013 by Chris Gampat

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When we first reported on the CamCuff, it was still just a Kickstarter. After receiving full funding, the company reached out to us about a review unit. As a refresher, the CamCuff is a wrist strap put out by Wanderlust–and they’re targeting it at the fashionable crowd. This is evident in the black leather and the studs that seem to match lots of the punk rock attitude and outfits currently out there.

We’ve been using it for a couple of weeks now, and we’re genuinely impressed with the build quality and the comfort level that the CamCuff gives. And even though I’m a personal sucker for beautiful and fashionable straps, we have to say that this one looks perfect for the person looking to join a biker gang or maybe even about to walk into a BDSM club.

Pros and Cons

Pros

– Very comfortable

– Very secure

– Very adjustable

– Can be used as a bracelet if you want when you unhook the camera

– Simple setup

Cons

– I really love punk rock and studs, but man this is kind of weird

Ergonomics

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The CamCuff strap is designed to be fashionable. While it is in many ways, we really can’t escape the feeling and look that we need to be more appropriately covered in tattoos and piercings to match it. But straps aren’t really just about being fashionable. They also need to be functional.

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When the strap isn’t in use, it can be wrapped around your lens–providing said lens is big enough to help keep the strap situated. In order to do that, you’ll adjust the belt buckle accordingly. This is also how you attach and detach the strap from your wrist.

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The inside of the strap is laced with leather and cloth interweaved for a more flexible feel and adjustment. And the studs are also on the inside.

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To connect to your camera, you’ll need to detach another strap from the wrist and loop it through a strap loop. Because of this, it may not work with all cameras and you’ll need to ensure that it can work with your strap lugs first.

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When the strap is connected to your camera, you’ll just need to slip it back onto your wrist strap via the clip. This clip is very well designed and extremely durable.

Build Quality

Pull, tug, and drop your camera with this strap attached: it will never give way. We tested it with the Canon 5D Mk II and a Sigma 85mm f1.4, and the Olympus OMD EM1 with a Voigtlander 17.5mm f0.95 and we never encountered a problem. Additionally, we were amazed by just how comfortable the strap was to use. Other manufacturers could surely learn from Wanderlust in this department.

Ease of Use

The CamCuff is one of the easiest and quickest straps that we’ve ever set up. Just wrap it around your wrist, adjust the belt, hook it up to your camera and then you’re all set. It’s really just that simple.

Conclusions

The CamCuff is an extremely straightforward and simple to use strap, but we feel that the fashionable feeling for it is a bit missed. It’s surely quite comfortable, and it is really convenient, but it would have done better without the studs.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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