the3rdpower Posted August 17, 2016 Share #1 Posted August 17, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm pondering a holster for my Q. What's your impressions of it? Does it fit only in the front or can you hang it on your side? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alee Posted August 18, 2016 Share #2 Posted August 18, 2016 I have been a long time fan of the holster... until I dropped my Q a second time. Drop 1 - got a drink out of a vending machine. Bent over to get the beverage, forgot to clip the top strap over, and the Q slid out of the holster onto the ground. Drop 2 - bent down to pick up some change I dropped at the cash register. Same thing happened -- forgot to clip the top strap over the camera, and the Q slid out and fell onto the ground. The good news - the damage both times has been purely cosmetic. The camera continued after in both cases to shoot the remainder of a vacation, with no issues. The holster is super useful for grab and shoot situations. The bad news - the camera is only locked in the holster if you remember to clip your camera down. 99.9% of the time you'll remember. The one time you should have strapped it down, you'll take a potentially expensive drop. When my Q gets back from Leica a second time, I'm going back to neck straps. It's a shame though ... the holster really is super convenient. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamp07 Posted November 2, 2016 Share #3 Posted November 2, 2016 This is good to know Was thinking of buying it but I can see how this would easily happen to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted November 2, 2016 Share #4 Posted November 2, 2016 I tried it. Very worried about dropping my Q. I went with a long (125 cm) neck strap. No regrets. No drops either. So far. :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyW Posted November 2, 2016 Share #5 Posted November 2, 2016 Interesting .... but I still can't get my head round carrying a 3K - 4K camera hanging round my neck ... Bend down to tie a shoe lace, pick a fiver up ... and the damned thing swings in to a concrete post, or whatever. Sod's law prevails ... if it can happen then it will happen My Q is either in a lightweight shoulder bag, waiting, resting, ready for almost immediate use ... ... or it's in the hand, secured by a wrist strap, ready for immediate use Apologies ... just my take on it, works for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted November 3, 2016 Share #6 Posted November 3, 2016 Interesting .... but I still can't get my head round carrying a 3K - 4K camera hanging round my neck ... Bend down to tie a shoe lace, pick a fiver up ... and the damned thing swings in to a concrete post, or whatever. Sod's law prevails ... if it can happen then it will happen My Q is either in a lightweight shoulder bag, waiting, resting, ready for almost immediate use ... ... or it's in the hand, secured by a wrist strap, ready for immediate use Apologies ... just my take on it, works for me I share your concerns. I go between carrying mine around my lower back right side with my hand often resting on it or in a very lightweight Lowepro bag. Both work well for me. I think what you're pointing out is there's a lot of personal preference in what we choose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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