My strap broke off

[nikon_sam]

I use the Domke straps without the clips...only because I didn't want that to happen to me...A few of mine need replacing due to them being really worn out...
Good catch...I didn't want to hear that another camera hit the ground due to an old leather strap or a clip disconnecting...

 

[mfogiel]

I have recenntly pulled out my M7 from the camera bag, and to my astonishment I've seen that one of the lugs came off from the camera body, and the strap was loose... Evidently I have broken the screws securing the lug by pushing the camera into a bag that was packed too tightly... The moral: I need a repair, and a bigger bag ! 😀
This is the one I've just ordered, they are really beautiful:
http://www.foggspecialistbags.com/fogg-camera-satchels/b-minor

 

[paradoxbox]

scary, but this is why i always loop my strap around my arm, if one of the lugs fails i will still be able to catch the camera before it hits the ground.

 

[tstermitz]

Not to thread-jack, but... I've found the little black plastic thing on the standard Leica strap to be somewhat fragile. Mine just broke in the bag. Is it possible to replace that one part, or do you have to buy a whole new strap?

 

[kshapero]

I like those grippers very much ande use them on all my cameras. I wrap the ends with electrical tape, because this has happened to me, too. With an M3 yet!

Hate to burst your bubble but mine was wrapped with electric tape, also.

 

[Pablito]

I use the Domke straps without the clips......

Yeah me too, I won't use any sort of strap that has a "quick release" or "easy release" or any sort of clips except the d-rings or o-rings keep it attached to the camera. The very cheapest Domke strap is probably the most secure from their line - no clips.

Glad your camera is ok.

 

[robklurfield]

Akiva, a sign naming a restaurant in Paris brought to mind that there are worse things that could break off other than your strap....

Imagine the consequences of that breaking off.

Glad you caught the camera.

 

[rbsinto]

Hate to burst your bubble but mine was wrapped with electric tape, also.

So boychick, don't be a chochem.
Time to consider some velcro.

 

[Murchu]

Hmm, you've made me sit up and take note. Right now I have a domke gripper on my M3, and like the strap quite a lot (seems the only one aside from the Leica M strap that is long enough to sling my M around the chest). I like the ability on the strap to slide around my shoulder, when I need to pull the camera up from its position at my side, to my eye, and to that end, have the rubber on the gripper strap turned around the other way so that it does not rub and grip against my clothes.

To that end, velcro is a no-no, but I have long considered stitching the end of the strap onto itself, so it never accidentally releases itself, as to be honest, I do not see this strap coming off my M3 at any point in its life. Also thought about rubbing wax on the the cloth end of the strap, so it does not free itself so easily. Hmm, time to go look for a darning needle and some heavy duty thread here..

 

[Jockos]

Am I the only one who relies on the duct tape method? 🙁

 

[Murchu]

Hmm, you've made me sit up and take note. Right now I have a domke gripper on my M3, and like the strap quite a lot (seems the only one aside from the Leica M strap that is long enough to sling my M around the chest). I like the ability on the strap to slide around my shoulder, when I need to pull the camera up from its position at my side, to my eye, and to that end, have the rubber on the gripper strap turned around the other way so that it does not rub and grip against my clothes.

To that end, velcro is a no-no, but I have long considered stitching the end of the strap onto itself, so it never accidentally releases itself, as to be honest, I do not see this strap coming off my M3 at any point in its life. Also thought about rubbing wax on the the cloth end of the strap, so it does not free itself so easily. Hmm, time to go look for a darning needle and some heavy duty thread here..

Adding to the above, I see I am referring to the basic Domke Gripper Pablito above mentioned, which has no quick release clips at all to worry about. Just a simple gripper strap which loops into an O-ring which is attached to the strap lugs.

Disturbing however, I have noticed the same O-rings from the domke strap eating into the clearly softer metal of the strap lugs on my M3..

 

[daveleo]

Am I the only one who relies on the duct tape method? 🙁

. . . .

I'll bet that stings when you pull it off 😀

 

[rbsinto]

Hmm, you've made me sit up and take note. Right now I have a domke gripper on my M3, and like the strap quite a lot (seems the only one aside from the Leica M strap that is long enough to sling my M around the chest). I like the ability on the strap to slide around my shoulder, when I need to pull the camera up from its position at my side, to my eye, and to that end, have the rubber on the gripper strap turned around the other way so that it does not rub and grip against my clothes.

To that end, velcro is a no-no, but I have long considered stitching the end of the strap onto itself, so it never accidentally releases itself, as to be honest, I do not see this strap coming off my M3 at any point in its life. Also thought about rubbing wax on the the cloth end of the strap, so it does not free itself so easily. Hmm, time to go look for a darning needle and some heavy duty thread here..

For all my sewing projects requiring strength and durability I use a braided nylon fishing line called Spiderline which is (if I remember correctly), 50 pound test, and I use carpet needles with it just because they have large eyes, as the line is thicker than regular sewing thread.