My new home made camera strap

[jbot]

Hey guys,

Just made this new camera strap out of a 6ft. length of rope. Cost me $2.50. I think the knots will hold but I guess only time will tell.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

 

[jsrockit]

Won't this be rough on your neck or wrist? Looks nice though.

 

[BobYIL]

I don't know why it reminds me boat anchor..

 

[jbot]

Won't this be rough on your neck or wrist? Looks nice though.

I bought nylon rope which is actually quite soft. You have a good point though, but I figured for 2.50 it was worth a try.

 

[back alley]

wouldn't it be simpler/neater to loop the rope through the rings and just tie it at the one end (behind the neck part)?

joe

 

[jbot]

wouldn't it be simpler/neater to loop the rope through the rings and just tie it at the one end (behind the neck part)?

joe

Wow. I didn't even think of that. Good idea. I'll probably give that a shot at some point.

 

[TXForester]

Cool. It's a nice conversation piece.

 

[johannielscom]

Cool. It's a nice conversation piece.

When I picked up a strapless Konica SLR in Switzerland (on holiday), I got some shoelaces on the local market and knotted myself a strap from those.
Gotta say, the novelty wore off quite fast... But it did what it had to for as long as it needed to.

 

[bbrovold]

Buy a dog leash at the dollar store and have someone sew loops on the end once you figure out the length. Rope is too expensive.

 

[huntjump]

The knots you tied are very cool, but maybe a bit overpowering (if aesthetics matter). I think it will cut on your neck after a while though. A flatter strap would lay nicer on the skin i think. Maybe add a velcro'd pad to the neck area?

Otherwise, same idea but with leather will maybe be more comfortable

 

[axiom]

Where are my old shoe laces?

 

[pdexposures]

I like it, you need one for the Lomography La Sardina (fish can camera). It would be quite fitting

 

[shadowfox]

It looks nice when the white is clean.
But I imagine after using this for a month or so, the rope will pick up dirt and start to look used.

I think one of the reasons leather is so popular for this purpose is because dirt-full leather looks not that different than dirt-less leather

 

[jbot]

So I've been using this for about a week and here's my analysis.

Pros:
1) I love how it looks.
2) Super cheap.
3) Doesn't seem to wear away the paint of the camera.

Cons:
1) As expected, it's very rough on my neck.
2) The knots as is stick out quite a bit and make it a little awkward to use the camera.


I decided to fork out the $40 and get a Gordy strap.

 

[pinkarmy]

you should tight up the whole camera the way like Araki tight up women. red rope would look great with a black body.

 

[Pablito]

$15 domke strap works great, no need to spend $40

 

[brianive]

How do I add a picture of my home made camera strap?

 

[froyd]

$2.50 was a good price, but the dollar bin at my local camera shop would have netted you two camera straps and 2 quarters change.

 

[brianive]

Leather was free from local leather shop scrap bin, other parts were approximately $2.00

 

[Rob-F]

If you plan on getting into this and want variety, some dark green parachute cord would look stealthier.