5つ星のうち3.0You absolutely NEED this, so why only three stars?
2017年1月4日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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If you are buying a BlackRapid Strap, you absolutely NEED this product. The Strap is incomplete without it, and this Tether provides added piece of mind and a backup in case the biggest flaw of the Strap itself fails. However, I have several complaints:
1. This is overpriced. Look at the picture. This is 2 tiny straps, two carabiners, and a small tiny carrying bag for $35? You have got to be kidding me (there are also two tiny, tiny triangle rings included which do not appear in the pic). I thought the BlackRapid Strap itself was overpriced at $85 because there is a decided lack of "material" to the product. Again, the components in this kit, just like the BlackRapid itself, are high-quality. The straps are high-quality and the carabiners seem to be good too (though they specifically say not to use them for climbing). But still, you're talking about something like 10% of the fabric and metal you get from the Strap itself for about 40% of the cost. This should be a $20 kit, maximum.
2. Most of this kit is unnecessary, at least for me. Which makes the high cost hurt even more. My camera (a Nikon D750) already came with the two triangle rings used to hook the tether to the camera body, so I didn't need those (not that they don't cost 5 cents each anyway). There are two straps: a short one and a slightly longer one - only the longer one worked for my larger camera body. Then there are the two carabiners, and I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR because they don't even appear in the instruction manual. Why are these included? Why am I paying for these? So basically, out of SEVEN high-quality, but small, already-overpriced pieces, I only actually needed to use ONE. I use the little bag itself to store the other five useless items.
Of course, there is a bit of a damned-if-you-do and damned-if-you-don't dilemma here for BlackRapid. If they didn't include both Tether sizes then maybe people would be complaining that the Tether was too long or too short (I say: just include the long one). Same goes if they didn't include the tiny triangle rings. But what the hell are the carabiners for? And even if they needed to include all this extra stuff, it is still simply too pricey.
3. Biggest complaint: all of this should have been included in the original BlackRapid Strap kit, especially at their price points.