Affordable, good, but too big

The price of the least provided with the name Polaroid product really is surprisingly cheap. All other offered here "floating Straps" itself of no-name manufacturers cost at time of purchase of more than double up to five times.

In the build quality but you have to make no concessions despite the low price. The hand strap looks high quality manufactured and very appealing. Thoughtful details like a loop in order to attach the strap and the Lifejacket can, a fast camera side separable fastener to attach the camera easier or can get from the wrist quickly and a continuously variable, stuck drawstring, the picture is rounded off positively.

As "emergency-Lift" for a camera fell into the water works the wrist strap well. The lift does not interfere while snorkeling, but still enough out to be even more severe, than the lost cameras Thanks plastic case rather slight AW100 gently float to the surface and to be able to there thanks to the color signal will find good.

The only real drawback is the clear for the wrist to great extent by the strap. I really do not have thin arms, but even with maximum acceptance be delayed cord she slips me unfortunately effortlessly over the wrist. If you can not rely on it wants to be able to find the camera in case of loss on the surface, but from the outset prefers to first know for sure on the wrist, this is extremely unsatisfactory.

I have therefore shortened the wrist strap, as I have folded two of the float modules with a cable tie connected. The result is a small, unsightly bulge of about 5cm thick, which can of course best aligns the camera side way, but the wrist strap can be used together the cord securely and firmly attached to my wrist without, for example, when jumping into the water to be able to solve. When the floating wrist strap folds so naturally no longer completely on, sure the surface it slides but nevertheless still.

Because of this limitation by my opinion wrongly calculated length of the hand strap is rather a recommendation for those who expect a priori perfect fit and not eligible for a conversion (shortened by folding) in question. If you can live with loose seat or conversion, but gets a really high quality and thoughtfully crafted product that best carries out his task and is to have an outstanding low price.

Supplement 08/2014: I had compared to other reviewers apparently considerably better luck with the build quality that may vary greatly. With me is torn, even after more than 70 snorkeling gears with the hand strap in one and a half years no seam and the tie rod has not been seriously damaged. One way or another ungentle burden she had thereby survive in any case. Even the first cable tie to shorten the band has lasted this long. Even seawater damage I have no reason to complain. Only minimal wear (slight fraying at the edges beyond the seams, etc.) could be seen. My partner has since the same wrist strap risen as they also an underwater camera (Panasonic FT) anschaffte and they used about 30 times, again without problems (we only have to unfortunately cut these wrist strap with a cable tie). We both loops in March spontaneously given our favorite dive guides at the resort that could not buy something there and who had just lost a new camera in the sea that was not secured. To our knowledge, they are using the wrist straps even until today. We opted out of curiosity once for a low-priced model other than replacement, which did not have to be shortened to the floats. Should this not prove themselves, we, however, buy Polaroid hand strap securely again again.