SPIDER HOLSTERBlackWidow Camera Holster Kit - The best carry solution for your light weight camera! …

I spent a lot of time and effort comparing camera carrying systems and reading all the reviews.I settled on the Spider Holster Black Widow Belt.I am thrilled with it. It's velcro makes it quite adaptable. It comfortably fits my over ample waist and my more svelte wife could quickly pick it up and put it on with little or no adjustment required.I wanted a separate belt, not an attachment to the belt holding up my pants. Again, with the velcro attachment I can take the belt and holster off to sit down, or to drive the car, and quickly put it back on, over my pants, sweater, jacket, whatever.The belt itself is quite comfortable and with the included pad the camera rides on my waist almost weightlessly. My camera is a lightweight Rebel with a 70-300 lens, and the system is intended for light/medium weight cameras.The lock/release system is very secure.I could not be happier with this product. Other makes and models are less expensive, but the quality of this system is exceptional. The "Cadillac" of such systems.

I purchased this to accommodate my Olympus EM5-II camera. I use my own belt with cargo pants and just the holster and it works great! It's awesome! The camera is always ready and easier to access than a case. I also purchased at the same time for vacation as a backup plan, a quick access shoulder strap that holds the camera in a similar quick access fashion using a threaded insert to the tripod threaded hole (just in case I didn't like this holder on vacation), and basically the clip slides up and down the belt for easy access...so to compare,....I must say that the advantage of the holster over the strap is that the camera does not slide all over the place when you move around or sit down. It is always snug against me and one feels secure that the camera is not banging around. While secure, the ball attachment rotates the camera conveniently to conform to your body when you sit down without it bouncing all over the place like a strap product hitting a chair or wall etc.... I found I could easily board an airplane, pulled it out for the takeoff and a few pics of flying over Cuba :), and placed it back down on my lap and secured it in an instant. I found myself always putting camera back to holster whether sitting or standing because it was so convenient and comfortable, so I didn't' run the risk of setting it down and walking off without it just because I didn't want to go through the hassle of moving it in and out of my camera pack each time I wanted to use it. The red release could have been aluminum, but I found it was perfectly fine, no problems there and I deal in manufactured items and part engineering as a profession. The belt and padded thing I did not use: those I could see it convenient if instead of cargo pants with a belt you were in say a bathing suit type attire without a belt. I used this for my Olympus E-M5II and it was perfect. I also own a Nikon 810 DSLR and I believe this too light of a product to trust with it.(But spiderholster makes a heavier version for these type of cameras and this is not really designed for the pro-type rig). And, as a side note, I did not have any neck strap at all attached to the camera as backup to the holster or anything, I felt very secure with it holding my camera on it's own, very well made, always comfortable, camera always ready but never in the way like straps can be sometimes.... I love it!

I originally purchased the Spider Holster Single Camera Pro belt. It was sturdy, well made, and I almost kept it. But it is also kind of bulky and overkill for my "prosumer" set up. So I returned it and decided to try this one instead. The black widow is lighter weight and packs smaller, if you are concerned with putting it in your luggage for a trip. Its not going to last 10 years like the pro model but it should be good for 3-5 years of abuse. The belt has no buckle - just a long heavy duty velcro overlap that holds it together. It is also thinner material than the pro model. This leads to maximum comfort - no buckle or hard parts to press against your waist/hips and its wide enough to feel really good.The Black Widow is for cameras up to about 3 pounds. My Nikon D90 DSLR with 18-105 lens weighs 2 lb. 10 oz. I purchased the thin-plate tripod adaptor. This allowed me to use my Monfroto quick release tripod and it also placed the Black Widow pin in a location that allows the camera to rest perfectly on the holster with the lens naturally facing backward and the body rests squarely against your body (see photos of the pro holster to see how this position works).Note that the entire setup with the thin place adaptor is strictly for right side mounting. If you want to use this on your left side, its not going to work nearly as well.The strap for securing the lens is pretty awkward to use and unnecessary, especially if you get the thin plate adaptor.Overall the whole setup is very comfortable and secure with fast easy access to the camera.

I've just got done using this daily for 8 straight days with a 6D and 24-105 L lens. I used the holster with my own belt wearing shorts and it worked great even for the heft of my 6D and lens. Spyder recommends you use their belt for a camera that heavy, but I looked enough like a tourist, so I tried it with my own pants belt and it was awesome. I imagine it would be tougher for left handed users, and single handed use eludes me still. Feel solid, camera clips in easily and with a solid feel. Fit on my hip easily, never felt the need for the pad, but I could see the use for it. This holster would work well in tandem with a Rapid Strap to hold the camera in place as you move, for those who are super-careful. I planned to use it that way at first, but felt comfortable enough with the Spyder holster alone. Maybe that's just me. Either way, it's a great investment and made it super easy for me to carry my camera as well as swap out lenses using the Spyder to hold the body as I swapped. Very handy.

Great holster. takes 2 hands to remove camera from lock, providing great security. i have tried the holster on a standard jeans belt and on the additional black widow belt and must say that i'm glad i got the additional belt. It's more comfortable and allows for a little bit of movement so you can twist the belt to get access to pockets etc, you can also beter control the tightness of the belt and the hang of the camera. Using the holster direct on a normal belt is convenient but can pull trousers/shorts etc down on one side and may restrict access to pocket due to possitioning. The hidden additional security you get is also that as the camera and holster cover your pocket you have the added security against pick pockets. I recently when to Barcelona and used the full kit each day. In that hot weather I started feeling sorry for the other hundereds of camara users wearing the sholder straps, rubbing on necks, resulting sun burn stripes and having to be constantly held in possition. I could just holster the camera and carry on hands free. I also have a cheap hand strap that I use with the camara and holster. this is fine with the holster nut and causes not issues and propvides another additional convenience.

This is an overpriced product with execrable quality manufacture. Fortunately the most important component - the pin - works well both in the BlackWidow and the Spiderlight Pro holsters.Its competitor - the Peak Designs' Capture Pro clip - is even less reliable - its cheap plastic parts lock the camera in perpetuity. I have reviewed this separately.Both of these expensive products failed me within a month of purchase, but the Spider Black Widow is at least still usable because I can do without the lens-strap even though I paid for it. The pin still works with the holster.I include a picture of the failed strap; this is inexcusable for a product at this price point. Spider must be laughing all the way to the bank.Spider's support team are very responsive to e-mail queries even at the weekend, and I must commend them for that.

Very well designed - very comfortable and more practical than using a strap. I used to use a Black Rapid strap in conjunction with a backpack. However if I needed to get into the backpack then I had to find somewhere to put the camera down while I pulled the backpack off my shoulders. Very often I didn't want to put the camera down on a wet or muddy floor. With the BW that is avoided. Could never go back to a strap now. Like other reviewers the only reason for a 4 star review and not 5 stars is it's overpriced.

This is so comfortable to wear and easy to put in and take out camera. After having tried out different camera bags and looked endlessly at straps to find the right one -hurting my neck in the process - I have now found the perfect solution in the black widow holster. It also looks good. Along with the thin plate and my tripod release plate everything is set up and easy to go either with handheld or tripod shooting. Excellent.

This is a very good product it works well and feels safe on your waist when your walking....Very easy to access for the quick photo....if you travel is a must have instead of lugging a strap over your shoulder or camera bag everywhere.....I have no bad things to say about this product.....one gripe the price.........just don't understand why it's so expensive for this product......if like me you use your camera alot just bite the bullet and buy one as your never look back