Olympus Floating Foam Strap (Red)
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Manufacturer: OlympusModel: 202143
Product features:
- For the Olympus Stylus SW series digital cameras. Helps to keep the camera buoyant.
- Compatible With: Olympus
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Olympus Floating Foam Strap (Red)
Customer Review: Poor Float, Oversized Opening
Summary: 1 Stars
I'm not sure which camera other people are using this for as they seem to have had better results, but when hooked up to my Olympus 1030SW it is barely able to float the camera. As a matter of fact with any amount of turbulence in the water the "hi-viz" red strap barely breaks the surface.
I suppose maybe this thing is good for the pool? But then again why would you really need it there?
As it says on the Olympus website with regards to the product it only provides "gentle positive buoyancy" and in my case it was barely positive buoyancy.
If you do purchase this I would be sure to test out it's reliability with your specific camera first, as once my camera was knocked out of the Olympus Neoprene Armband by a wave it was never to resurface again. By the way the armband is junk as well.
Also I agree with everyones else with regard to the size of the opening, a very large hole that even when fully tightened doesn't close enough to stay securely on your wrist.
Lastly it would be really useful if they included a normal lanyard that can attach to the same quick release as the "floating" one so that when you are not using the "floating" one you can just clip a normal one in, and not have to bother with unlooping and relooping each time you take it off.
Description of Olympus Floating Foam Strap (Red)
Foam float strap for the Olympus Stylus SW series. Helps to keep the camera buoyant.Bag & Case Accessories
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