plain simple straps

BetterSense

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I am looking for cheap plain camera straps. I do not like padding, swivels, grippy materials, or clasps that release. The perfect strap is the one on my Canon. Oddly, I can't find these anywhere.

I have been considering trying to make one out of a dog leash. I have also seen homemade straps made from slippery white rope, but I don't know how to do the ends.
 

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Kraus1971

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Gordy Strap

Bought a Gordy plain black horizontal strap with black thread several years ago and it is great. Couldn't be plainer and gets better the more it gets broken in. Highly recommended

John


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Rick A

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I just gave a pile of those to Fixcinater. They were in the box of free junk I had listed.
 

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I made a few straps from braided paracord a couple of years ago. I adapted a pattern for a rifle sling I found online. Only snag is that they're not adjustable, you need to decide the length before you start. You also need a jig to hold the strap rings the right distance apart so your weaving can be kept under control, otherwise you'll end up with a spectacular mess! I think it took me about 30mins to make a strap once I'd made sense of the instructions.

They're tough, flexible, reasonably comfy and as a bonus you can unravel them to produce several feet of strong cord, which may be handy if you go into the wilderness to take photos. I used dark green cord to keep it unobtrusive but many other colours are available.
 
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BetterSense

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Leather is out of the question. I feel odd being picky and insisting on only the cheapest and plainest, but really, I just want a piece of 10mm nylon strap with some fixed triangle split rings.
 

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Hit up your local thrift store like Goodwill or a military surplus and find any old thing with a strap on it, like a purse or luggage, and re-purpose it.
 

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Maybe it's because of nostalgia, but I think the best straps are the Pentax Spotmatic leather straps.

Occasionally available on eBay.
 

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Fixcinater

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Send me your address, I have tons of those, including the ones Rick just sent. How many do you want/need?
 

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I'm like you, BetterSense. I mostly carry small cameras, and I like the classic thin nylon "small dog leash"-style straps.
 
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