BlackRapid upgrade RS-4 strap to Ballistic nylon

BlackRapid, the US maker of camera slings has announced the RS-4 will now be available using ballistic nylon rather than ripstop nylon. The price remains unchanged at $53.95 / £60 in VAT.

For further information on BlackRapid please visit www.blackrapid.com 

For our review of the larger RS-5 please click here.

Black Rapid add women's RS-W1 strap to UK range

Press release:

Black Rapid RS-W1 Women’s strap

After many requests Black Rapid has designed a strap specifically for women, which provides comfort and speed of the R-Strap whilst adding a bit of elegance to help blend with dress apparel during formal events. The design team adjusted the R-Strap’s solid design pattern and developed a curved pattern specifically for the female form.


We are pleased to announce the release of Black Rapid’s RS-W1 as the world’s first camera strap designed specifically with the female in mind. It provides comfort, speed and durability along with graceful styling.
The RS-W 1 retails at $66 and in the UK for £65 (inc VAT).
More information can be found here.
Read our review of the Black Rapid RS-5 here.