DIY R-STRAP

Hi all,

Nice work the bunch of you.

The bottom of camera's all have a 1/4 inch, 20 threads per inch female fitting.  Not everyone realizes this, so the word is out now.  Turns out this is the only imperial or non-metric size thread on a camera.

Nice strap dude. I went to strapworks.com and got pretty much everything I needed for about $11. They have some quality stuff. As for the camera mount, went to home depot and got a 1/4" - 20 eye bolt, 1/4" wing nut, and a 1/4" washer to distribute the load. Works just like the R-Strap sans the fake shutter noises.

I just made it from stuff I found around the house and it works great!
thanks! it was a very good tutorial

I picked up all the materials (new) to make this at my local outdoor fabric store for less than $15, all of my other straps being used for their intended purpose.

RE the sliding issue - instead of attaching clips to each end, I attached a belt clasp, with the d-ring of the clip riding free on the strap. The far end wasn't sewn, just looped backward through the friction adjuster to hide the end.

I must say, though, nice use of the furniture adjuster - I hadn't known that the thread was the same.

Great Instructable. I built this last night, and am really pleased with the results. A few tips, based on my experience:

1. I used a thick and rigid piece of nylon webbing for the main piece. It was nearly impossible to cut holes for the grommets until I fitted the grommet kit's hole cutter into my cordless drill. I was able to clean up the few frayed ends with a lighter. This gave me nice, clean holes for the grommets.

2. I used smaller grommets than those pictured here. The smaller size fit perfectly around the 1/4" shaft of the furniture leveler, resulting in no wiggle.

3. I used two grommets rather than one to attach the shoulder strap. Mostly for aesthetics, but it also gives a little more stability in the use.

One concern:

I'm a little anxious about suspending my SLR from just a single attachment point. Also, I wonder about the swing of the camera (from walking, say)loosening the fastener.

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I hate to be a jerk but advertising your ible on someone else's when it doesn't realte is kind of in poor taste.

Well im sorry if it offended you in in way the you felt the urge to post a comment

Oh yeah thanks for the view ;)

You're welcome. Not offended. I've just seen some people get offended when others use thier featured ibles to because they want views.

ok.:P

The one big difference is that the original R-Strap's clip slides on the strap so the camera moves on the strap and the shoulder pad stays put when you lift the camera to your eye. Also doesn't have the strap sawing around your neck each time you lift the camera.

This is a good DIY fix to have the camera hung upside-down at your hip which makes for easy grabs. Good thinking!

I like your idea... thinking about having one..

Nice! I may make one and just pass the loops of the standard strap with the camera through the bottom grommet or sew a D-ring or keychain ring at the bottom.

I suppose you can also sandwich this if you get a longer bolt for a tripod quick-release mount. That would make it extra handy for a quick setup.

Good idea, thanks.

I like it! I will have to make one for myself. Thanks for the instructable :-)