December 22, 2010
BlackRapid in LA Times Gift Guide
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December 20, 2010
Mostly Lisa’s Last Minute Holiday Shopping Guide for Photographers
Our friend Mostly Lisa has a great holiday shopping guide this year with the RS-W1 and RS-7 on her list!
“I have used Black Rapid straps for the past two years and my neck personally thanks me on a daily basis. I couldn’t live with out this strap. Plus, the new girlie model looks much better with evening wear”
Check it out Mostly Lisa’s full holiday guide HERE.
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December 17, 2010
Happy Holidays from all of us at BlackRapid!
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PC MAGAZINE – R-STRAP “Top Inexpensive Gifts for 2010″
Oh Yeah! PC Magazine named us one of 11 Top Tech Gifts for photographers in 2010.
Check it out here! PC Mag Article
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December 14, 2010
BlackRapid in The New York Times
From The New York Times, December 8th, 2010:
IF self-respecting photography lovers haven’t received a digital single-lens reflex camera as a gift by now, they have probably broken down and bought one for themselves. You might think that leaves the camera buff’s loved ones plaintively wailing, “Now what do we get him? He already has a camera.”
Far from it. While some like to say a camera is the gift that keeps on giving, it is really the gift that paves the way for more gifts.
As your snap shooter evolves into a photographer, dozens of accessories can speed the journey. An array of gadgetry like a trick camera strap and specialty lenses will keep your camera fan engaged. We asked professional photographers what items were the most useful add-ons to a basic camera and lens.
Less expensive but equally useful is a premium camera strap. Gaining favor with pros, said one photographer, Joe McNally, are straps from Black Rapid, which let the camera ride on your hip and slide along the strap on a ring so that the comfortable shoulder padding does not move when the camera is brought to your eye.
To read the original article, visit www.nytimes.com
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