Jock Elliott
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- Troy, NY
Not long after I joined this forum, somebody (I forget who, sorry) declared their photographic motto was: "carry a camera everywhere and see what happens." That seemed like decent advice to me, so I began tucking my Canon G12 (on a neckstrap) under my overshirt whenever I was out and about. It worked pretty well.
When I got my LX100, I tried the same thing, but it worked less well because the LX100 has a thicker profile.
When I saw that Leica had that cool leather shoulder holster for the Q model, I lusted after one, but when I saw the price tag, my Scottish thrift genes kicked in pretty hard.
Still, it seemed like a neat idea to sling the LX100 at my hip and have it instantly available. The standard strap on the LX100 wasn't long enough to comfortably sling cross body.
Recently, however, I ran into this on the internet: DIY: The $10 gliding camera strap (pictures)
So I decided to build one for myself.
Here's the finished project:
A carabiner-type link is used to connect the two ends of the camera strap, like so . . .
An eye bolt goes into the tripod socket; a swivel clips to that, which is in turn attached to the camera strap with a key ring.
I found I had to cut a half inch off the threaded end of the eye bolt and I had to add a metal washer and a rubber washer to keep the eye bolt from loosening while wearing the rig.
The upshot: it hides nicely under my overshirt; the camera parks neatly at my hip, and I can pull the camera to my eye in an instant with no fuss, no friction.
Cheers, Jock
When I got my LX100, I tried the same thing, but it worked less well because the LX100 has a thicker profile.
When I saw that Leica had that cool leather shoulder holster for the Q model, I lusted after one, but when I saw the price tag, my Scottish thrift genes kicked in pretty hard.
Still, it seemed like a neat idea to sling the LX100 at my hip and have it instantly available. The standard strap on the LX100 wasn't long enough to comfortably sling cross body.
Recently, however, I ran into this on the internet: DIY: The $10 gliding camera strap (pictures)
So I decided to build one for myself.
Here's the finished project:
A carabiner-type link is used to connect the two ends of the camera strap, like so . . .
An eye bolt goes into the tripod socket; a swivel clips to that, which is in turn attached to the camera strap with a key ring.
I found I had to cut a half inch off the threaded end of the eye bolt and I had to add a metal washer and a rubber washer to keep the eye bolt from loosening while wearing the rig.
The upshot: it hides nicely under my overshirt; the camera parks neatly at my hip, and I can pull the camera to my eye in an instant with no fuss, no friction.
Cheers, Jock