Wrist Strap for Your Camera
The minimalist way to secure your camera: A wrist strap prevents it from falling without anything dangling over your shoulder or getting tangled. Here you'll find fabric and leather wrist straps, including ones from Peak Design and Bronkey.
When a Hand Strap Is the Better Choice
If you’re holding the camera in your hand the whole time anyway, you don’t need a strap around your neck. The hand strap secures the camera exactly where it already is.
Everyday Benefits
No strap to blow into the frame from a tripod while you’re taking photos or to get caught on your backpack. The camera stays within easy reach and can be quickly raised without having to adjust anything. When traveling, a wrist strap is also more discreet than a wide, branded strap that clearly signals to everyone what you’re carrying. For compact cameras, small mirrorless systems, and anyone who carries a camera as a daily companion, it’s often the most comfortable solution.
Where it Reaches Its Limits
With heavy setups combining a full-frame camera and a telephoto lens, your hand gets tired over time because the weight is constantly resting there. For long shoots with heavy equipment, a camera strap or a holster is the better choice. Some people combine both: a wrist strap for quick access, and a shoulder strap for the rest of the time.
Attachment
Most wrist straps are attached to one of the side eyelets, and often additionally to the tripod socket at the bottom, so that the camera sits at the correct angle in your hand. Check whether your camera has two eyelets or just one—this determines which models will fit. Systems with quick-release fasteners, such as Peak Design’s Anchor Links, allow you to switch between the wrist strap and the camera strap in seconds without having to rethread anything. If you attach the strap to the bottom of the tripod thread, check whether your quick-release plate has an eyelet for it; otherwise, one will block the other.
Material
Fabric is lightweight, easy to care for, and dries quickly. Leather softens and molds to your hand over time, but it doesn’t handle moisture very well. More important than the material is adjustability: The strap should be tight enough to keep the camera from slipping, yet open enough for your hand to slip in without fumbling.


























