Quote: (Originally Posted by floater)
I didn't have a camera with me during my DIRF training dives, nor did I ask about it, so this may not be a good DIR solution and others are welcome to correct me, but here's what I would do. First, I wouldn't use a lanyard around my wrist. Second, if an OOG happened, I'd hold the camera in my left hand and hand over my primary with the right as usual. I'd grab my backup with my mouth instead of using the left hand which was holding the camera. I know some people like to have the bungee necklace looser, but GI3 is always on about how it should be of such length that you can grab your backup with your mouth alone. If I did have a problem using my mouth to retrieve the backup, then I'd just hold my breath until I either had the camera clipped to my left chest d-ring or had finished handing off the primary with the right hand, and would then use the free hand to retrieve the backup. I would then stow the camera more thoroughly if necessary, and hand out the rest of the longhose to the OOG buddy.
This is a good solution, although some people use a longish leash and a second short leash. When in use the camera stays on the long leash clipped to the left shoulder d-ring. When not in use you short clip the camera to the same spot.
Right side stays free to deploy long hose, although you can deploy around it depending on camera size.
Some people, like myself don't have a long leash and just use the short. If I'm doing an open water ascent, I prefer to clip off the camera. No wrist loops. I don't like them and I'm either holding the camera, its clipped off, or I've ditched it. My camera is larger than I'd want hanging from my wrist.
I don't do drills with the camera, since I'm willing and will drop it as necessary.
Richard