SLR BlackRapid and Handstrap Hybrid

Photography is a hobby of mine and not too long ago I upgraded to the Canon 5D mkII. This camera is much heavier than my previous camera as well as much more expensive so I was keen to ensure I kept it safe at all time.

 

I wanted to use a hand strap and a tripod mount at the same time.

And eventually I added a Blackrapid RS5 to the mount too.

 

I added a Pixco Universal hand strap to my camera. This has a tripod mounting screw on the bottom but did not provide the same kind of security as when the tripod mound was connected directly to the camera.

 

Later I bought a BlackRapid strap so I could take the weight of my wrist sometimes.

 

So I decided to join the three systems together to make my own system.

 

Here is how I did it.

Step 1 Modify the hand strap

First i attached the hand strap Pictured to the camera without the Plastic connection.

Attach your Tripod plate to your camera.

Tie a rethreaded Overhand knot into the hand strap at the correct length. the loop created can then be placed over the tripod mount screw.

Comments

[~teknoarsonist~]

Great idea! i tried something like this a while back and it works quite well! but the hand strap doesn't look so secure with just a knot... i think it could be more solid if you made another metal bit like the one you used and thread it through that before tying it. just a suggestion!