Gordy's Leather Wrist Strap

VictorChen

There are a lot of brands focusing on making leather accessories for the cameras, and a lot of them are of excellent quality and design.
Among the many, I find the American made Gordy's strap to be of different caliber.

Gordy is well known among the Leica users across the world for its durability and strength, this I have to agree as I've been an user for almost 2 years. The best thing about this strap is it has no sharp edges to scratch the camera body, and the leather does in deed get better with more extensive use.

市面上有很多皮製的相機配件，大部分都不乏高品質之選。
然而我發覺來自美國的 Gordy's strap 卻有着與別不同之處。

在全球的 Leica 用家羣裹，Gordy's strap 的外型及耐用度都被一致認可及有很高的評價，當然經過兩年的試用期，我再認同不過。
對尤其愛鍚相機用家而言，Gordy 的最大優點是設計上都沒有用上鋒利的配件，此點可防止名貴器材被刮花的機會，及選用的 Latigo Leather，用得越久，越見另一番品味。

Pro:
1. No hard object on the strap to potentially scratch the camera body
2. Reasonable price (~$170)
3. The waxed polyester string would fit almost all camera types, and it is extremely strong

優點：
1. 沒有硬物的設計可減輕跟機身磨擦的風險。
2. 相宜價格
3. 經蠟封過的聚酯纖維線能配上大部分的相機種類，及別看它幼幼小小的，它卻有很强的承重功能。

a Hasselblad 500CM with 150mm/4 mounted on the Gordy's
Hasselblad 500CM with 150mm/4 配 Gordy's 手帶示範：




Con:
1. the wrist strap itself has no complex design or pattern, making it look boring after a period of time
2. the waxed string does psychologically appear to be weaker than the metal ring, and it is prone to cuts when against sharp edges.

I have encountered friends asking me what the actual load of this strap is, and my standard answer is "it can withstand the load that you can practically carry in a camera"

缺點：

1. 前文提過的優點亦是它其中缺點，沒有花巧設計的簡單外觀，久用了你會生厭嗎？
2. 雖纖維線的負重很好，但到底也是一條線，如意外地遇上任何鋒利硬物，此時它當然不比金屬扣堅固了。

對於朋友們對他負重的疑問，這會是我的指定答案：“只要你能拿得起的任何器材，Gordy's strap 都一樣可以。” ;P

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[ 本帖最後由 VictorChen 於 2010-10-8 04:06 PM 編輯 ]