BLACKRAPID Camera Safety Tether II

Easy to install. Does not get in the way. Provides a safety for the camera(s) in case the cross body strap screw comes loose from the camera.

Have had this for awhile and it came in handy the other day. The Black Rapid strap screw had come loose (my fault) and the safety strap kept my camera and lens from hitting the ground. It does add a little more bulk and can get in the way but I was sure glad I had it.

Works great, secure, very comfortable. I do struggle a bit to switch between a tripod and the screw in eye bolt. I purchased an L bracket and put the eye bolt on the side, I’ll see how that works out.

If you use a cross-body camera strap (e.g., Black Rapid, etc.), you MUST use a safety tether. Why do I say? I was not using one when my QD fixture gave way, and some $10,000 worth of camera and lens fell onto concrete, causing the lens to break off the camera mount. They were repaired, but it is SO much cheaper to buy this little bit of insurance. Be safe. Just get this.

Black Rapid has never let me down, I trust $5000 worth of camera gear hanging off of it

I needed another tether for a second lens I have. This tether did the trick. It helps provide a second layer of protection if the QD were to release.

Gives me a piece of mind that my Blackrapid strap has an extra connection to the camera.

Good concept to make attach and detach quicker for tether, but making the tether shorter was a design flaw, especially with no way to adjust tether length (like can be done with the first version). Tether barely reaches FastenR and is pulled so tight that it gets in the way of my hand when trying to access Fn buttons on front of the Z9 during shooting. Usually very happy with BlackRapid products, but not this time...