Fab\u2019 are one of Canada\u2019s top camera strap manufacturers. They have a wide range of leather and rope camera straps and harnesses, and everything is made by hand in Montreal. They\u2019ve built up an extremely good reputation for making the highest-quality straps, yet they refuse to rest on their laurels.<\/p>\n
Owner Fabrice Lallemand Tremblay has been working hard this year to source the best leather possible, determined to keep upping his game and make even better products. He told me recently he\u2019s discovered a new Quebec-based tannery<\/a> that is supplying him with an even softer leather. \u201cMy goal was to improve the overall user experience without compromising durability. The new full-grain leather allowed me to create straps that are lighter, more supple, more compact, and comfortable from day one. Finding a leather like this from one of the few remaining tanneries in Canada made the decision even more meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n Fab’ F5 leather camera strap. Handmade in Montreal.<\/p>\n As a result of the new leather, a new product has been created\u2014the F5<\/a>. It\u2019s rather unique, in that the section of the strap that sits on your neck is wider than the section that connects to the camera\u2014and it\u2019s cut out of one piece of leather. It\u2019s far more comfortable to have a wide section sitting on your neck, but it\u2019s also desirable to have a strap that looks good paired with your camera. This new design is perfect. I\u2019ve had the chance to test the strap at some all-day events I was photographing, and have to say, they really are, well, fab! The leather is lovely and soft, and has a nice matte finish. The strap comes in brown or black. The black finish ties in perfectly with my Leica M10<\/a>\u2014like it was made for it\u2014and the brown version maintains a sophisticated vintage vibe paired with my old M3 film camera.<\/p>\n Colors: brown or blackLengths: 28, 39, and 47 inchesCustom sizes and custom engraving availablePrice: CDN$99.99 (approx. US$71.00)<\/p>\n I\u2019ve always believed that if you have a nice camera<\/a> you cherish, particularly a vintage camera, there\u2019s nothing like a beautifully crafted leather strap<\/a> for it. Leather beats synthetic every time, and ages gracefully. The new leather strap range from Fab\u2019 is worth checking out. You can get details, and buy directly, from fabhandcrafted.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fab\u2019 are one of Canada\u2019s top camera strap manufacturers. They have a wide range of leather and rope…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":568658,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[61,60,80],"class_list":["post-568657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=568657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/568658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=568657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=568657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=568657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}