I can see how a thinner strap would be practical in the way you use it Jerome.
The camera shown above with my newly gifted camera strap is my pro body that has an arca Swiss L bracket attached on it. This one is primarily being placed off and on a tripod. With the strap over my neck, I don’t have to set the camera down on the ground to setup or make adjustments, and it leaves my hands free to do those things or direct people if my camera is off tripod.
For events I often shoot with two cameras. My second pro body has a vertical battery grip and longer focal length lens. I love my rapid strap for that one to allow that setup to hang by my side at my hip and be pulled up into action quickly while letting my main camera and lens hang on my neck and not interfere. I always have liked the idea of using a camera strap hanging the camera from my shoulder instead of over my neck —— but with the way I am constantly bending over or tipping sideways, the strap and camera tend to slip off and just require more attention.
For my small day to day Olympus cameras I find camera straps of any type to be less desirable - and have really enjoyed wrist straps for the purpose of holding a camera securely and allowing the camera to be cradled in my hand ready for action as I’m out and about walking streets or travelling by bus or train. I used to have a wrist grip but never really liked them because my hand wasn’t free to do anything other than hold the camera.
I could have purchased a nice wrist strap, but instead made use of the free branded straps that came with my camera, by having my wife cut one end off and running double stitches on her sewing machine to make the perfectly sized loop to allow my hand to slide in and out. Not quite as fancy as the ones available with swivels or made of rope, etc —— but didn’t cost a penny and totally functional. I have 3 of these E-M10 camera bodies (that Iuse with the ultra small 14-42 kit lenses) and each has one of these homemade Olympus wrist straps attached to it.
Years ago I purchased a wide neopreme padded stretchy strap to make my camera comfortable. I found it to be sweaty and the width and bouncing of my camera as I walked became irritating.
I have come to appreciate well constructed long lasting leather straps over the years. On two occasions in my younger years, I lost some expensive gear because of purchasing cheaper camera straps. Once I was in a mall at the top of an escalator photographing what was down below, and my strap let go. My camera, lens and motor winder smashed to the ground 30 feet below. Thank goodness there was no one standing there. Another time I had my camera with motor drive and 300mm lens hanging from my shoulder as I was riding my bike around taking pics. The strap rings worked free and I remember looking back and watching my gear go bouncing down the road. Costly fix. Another time at a wedding I tripped while racing Down a flight of stairs to get my shots - my camera fell out of my hand and the strap had frayed enough that it let go. Batteries popped out of the camera as well as a few dings, and my Nikon speed light exploded in to pieces at the bottom of the stairs. From then on I determined that a well built long lasting comfortable strap (heavy duty material, stitching and attachments) was worth investing extra dollars in 🤩
