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<blockquote data-quote="PapaST" data-source="post: 144456" data-attributes="member: 8330">It's hard to surmise what happened from the pics.&nbsp; The entire bottom seemed to pull away from the body.&nbsp; Blaming the BR camera strap makes the most sense but from what I gather the poor guy is fairly certain but not 100% that an impact did not occur.&nbsp; Stuff happens all the time. Sure the tripod mount is not designed for a camera strap anchor but I'd venture to say the D800 (and D600 for that matter) is secure enough to anchor a camera and fairly heavy lens with no problem.&nbsp; Even with bouncing and jostling around.&nbsp; If I had to guess, I'd say there was some type of external force that caused that separation.The guy was genuinely trying to warn others of a potential issue.&nbsp; But IMHO the damage wasn't caused by the strap and has given all the &quot;anti-tripod strap guys&quot; fodder for their argument.&nbsp; Either way, I'll hedge my bet with a battery grip.&nbsp; Those are cheaper to replace.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PapaST, post: 144456, member: 8330"] It's hard to surmise what happened from the pics. The entire bottom seemed to pull away from the body. Blaming the BR camera strap makes the most sense but from what I gather the poor guy is fairly certain but not 100% that an impact did not occur. Stuff happens all the time. Sure the tripod mount is not designed for a camera strap anchor but I'd venture to say the D800 (and D600 for that matter) is secure enough to anchor a camera and fairly heavy lens with no problem. Even with bouncing and jostling around. If I had to guess, I'd say there was some type of external force that caused that separation. The guy was genuinely trying to warn others of a potential issue. But IMHO the damage wasn't caused by the strap and has given all the "anti-tripod strap guys" fodder for their argument. Either way, I'll hedge my bet with a battery grip. Those are cheaper to replace. [/QUOTE]

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