Sony STP-SH1AM Shoulder Strap for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera (Black) |  | Brand: Sony
Category: Photography
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $30.06
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Seller: Electronics Expo
Rating:  2 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 1.5 x 0.1 x 24
MPN: STP-SH1AM
Model: STP-SH1AM
UPC: 027242697324
EAN: 0027242697324
ASIN: B000G22YVU
Release Date: August 20, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Genuine black leather shoulder strap | | • | Designed and branded specifically for the Sony Alpha DSLR | | • | Measures 1 5/8 x 23 5/8 inches | | • | Padded, slip-proof |
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Product Description
compatible With The Dslr-a100 And Dslr-a100k
Amazon.com Product Description
Upgrade your shoulder strap to a genuine leather strap designed and branded specifically for the Sony Alpha DSLR. The STP-SH1AM shoulder strap measures 1 5/8 x 23 5/8 inches and weighs 2.5 ounces. It's padded, slip-proof, and branded with the Sony logo and the Alpha (α) symbol. The STP-SH1AM shoulder strap is also available in the color cinnabar.
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| Customer Reviews:
Less than Expected February 15, 2010
Tim Naff (Huntsville, AL USA)
There are two versions of a Sony leather strap on Amazon. One version has plastic buckles with an Alpha logo on them. The one in this review, the STP-SH1AM has a longer leather section and leather tips that have the logo. The pictures and ad copy on both versions would lead you to believe that the straps are made of thick, supple, padded leather. In fact, the leather on my strap is very thin and stiff and could easily be mistaken for cheap vinyl. You have an outside layer of leather and an inside layer of material selected to avoid slippage, but my 25 year old Nikon straps are better in that regard. Overlaid on the STP-SH1AM outside leather is another oval layer with the Sony name imprinted in it. The stitching on the outside oval is a little sloppy. There seems to be an inner layer of orange cloth that appears as an orange stripe around both edges. Even so, there is no significant padding, regardless of what the Amazon listing says. The leather on the tips that have the Alpha logos is actually good quality. If the whole strap were made of that leather, this would be a 4-star review. With that and real padding, it would be 5-star.
The stock strap that came with my Alpha 550 is 1.25 inches wide and made mostly of single-ply nylon. The STP-SH1AM is one quarter inch wider.
Sony seems to have gotten in the mode of tripling the price on anything that gets the Alpha logo. Message to Sony: keep it up, and people will start steering clear of your logo. Are you winning battles and losing the war? Above all, you must not appear to be a cheap alternative to Canon and Nikon. The fact is, my Sony Alpha 550 is a terrific camera. It deserves a better strap than the one that came on it, and this one is only marginally better. Both the stock strap and this one cheapen the look of the camera. When I showed the strap to my wife, she said, "Are you sure this is leather?" She smelled it just to be sure. She also wasn't convinced that it was better than the one that came on the camera. Come on, Sony, sell the steak AND the sizzle.
I've noticed a Carl Zeiss Sony Alpha strap around on the web, but not yet on Amazon. I'm hoping someone else will be the guinea pig on that one, because they're even pricier than this strap. Normally though, when the Zeiss name goes on a product, it turns out to be well worth the extra cost. (The Zeiss strap, may, however, be made by an unauthorized third party.)
I'm sorry I don't have better news.
Good hunting,
Tim
Returned it prior to actual use July 28, 2007
KB (New Jersey)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I received this strap and have decided to return it prior to actually using it. Although it appears well constructed, it is very rigid, wide in the area right at the neck and the inside surface isn't smooth - kind of wrinkled. Seems like it will be uncomfortable. Not well enough padded for the weight of DSLRs. Not worth the risk of not liking it after use for this price.
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