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Happy Holidays!  We hope you and yours are happy and healthy.  If you or any photographer in your life would benefit from the gift of a hand build camera strap, we're offering everything we build, at 30% off this month.  Use code NAUTIORNICE at checkout to get 30% off of any and everything in your cart. Wherever you may be, and however you may celebrate, may we wish you peace, happiness and perfect lighting for the rest of the year, and beyond. Happy shooting, Team Nauti

To celebrate the middle of summer, and just because we think you're awesome, you can get the new adjustable Wayfarer neck strap for 20% off using the code "20WAY" at checkout.  Shipping is always free in the US and a flat $10 international.  Discount good through August! Happy summer, and happy shooting! Team Nauti

The brand new hand built Speed2 Sling camera straps have gone live!  After a long, successful life, the original Speed straps have made way for the newly designed, adjustable version.   Based on feedback and conversation, I redesigned the Speed sling to incorporate a spring loaded cam buckle which locks the strap in place and is adjustable from 16" to 29" in length, and is designed to wear over one shoulder and across your body like a messenger bag. Available in a rainbow of colors, the Speed2 is ready to rock now!  If you act fast, you can find a...

We are excited, and proud to announce two new camera straps!  The Genoa is a 3/4" wide flat shoulder strap with a tubular construction that allows better weight distribution than a standard flat strap.  It won't cut into your neck and shoulders and provides a strong, light weight strap with a nice, contemporary look.   The Tommy wrist strap is a completely new design, using a new Bavarian Check material spliced into a closed loop.  It is thicker than the Vector wrist strap, so it allows more weight to hang comfortably from your wrist.  The Tommy is the first Nauti...

Over the years, I've been lucky to meet and interact with many amazing photographers, reviewers, developers, manufacturers, writers and just generally cool people within the industry.  Andrea at Digital Silver Imaging (an amazing print lab that does digitally generated silver gelatin prints) is one of those people, and also runs a blog centered on the lovely Leica Monochrom camera at leicamonochrom.com I'm working on a fun review of some print and framing options from DSI for my personal photography review blog (here) and had sent Andrea a couple straps as a thank you.  He decided to write up a review...