Black rapid straps and tripod mounts

[arnica]

Hi All,

I normally use the stock standard straps given by manufacturers of the camera. But those straps aren't too comfortable, especially if u go walkaround for extended periods. So I got myself a BR strap.

I am currently using a L plate on my camera body, but if I want to use the BR strap, I will have to take the L plate off in order to secure the BR screw on.

Does that mean each time I want to mount the camera on tripod, I have to take the strap off and then screw the L plate back on?

What are people's experiences with BR straps and tripod mounts?

[Cadnium]

Hey arnica,

I use a BR RS7, always found it great except if walking long distances as it tends to move around a bit. I recently got the BRAD mod to help with this but haven't used it in anger yet; seems like it will do the job.

My tripod plate (non-L type) has a ring on the bottom that kinda folds away, so the few times I have used the plate + BR I have secured the self-closing hook straight to that ring and haven't had issues; but I have only done this a couple of times.

Thanks,

Kieren

[arnica]

Hey arnica,

I use a BR RS7, always found it great except if walking long distances as it tends to move around a bit. I recently got the BRAD mod to help with this but haven't used it in anger yet; seems like it will do the job.

My tripod plate (non-L type) has a ring on the bottom that kinda folds away, so the few times I have used the plate + BR I have secured the self-closing hook straight to that ring and haven't had issues; but I have only done this a couple of times.

Thanks,

Kieren

Thanks Kieren,

Yeah, I'm thinking I may need to carry the L plate with me, no biggie.

[MissionMan]

Why not attach an adapter to the black rapid and leave the l-plate on permanently. That's what I've done on mine. You can also do a google image search for black rapid arca swiss (https://www.google.com.au/search?q=black+rapid+arca+swiss&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=dZ0TUrumPIrDkQXpkIGYDw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1121&bih=559) and you'll find plenty of examples.

Here are some pictures if what I said doesn't make sense. Excuse the picture quality, all I had was a little Sony TX10. This one shows my 70-200 attached so the black rapid adapter is attaching to the lens but the body is the same. The extra red strap is a climbing strap I attached just in case the arca swiss adapter failed.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7614441714_1441ab1729_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7136/7614442300_45583ced36_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7264/7614443134_187a136e4a_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7138/7614444734_e20861f704_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8284/7614444010_c383dd37e5_b.jpg

[Pixley]

I really like the idea of that climbing strap and hook. I use the black rapid sports for most of my outdoor shoots and do get a bit nervous with my 70-200 attached and tend to keep one hand on the camera all the time just in case - this would be good for my piece of mind :)

[MissionMan]

I really like the idea of that climbing strap and hook. I use the black rapid sports for most of my outdoor shoots and do get a bit nervous with my 70-200 attached and tend to keep one hand on the camera all the time just in case - this would be good for my piece of mind :)

The straps are expensive but worth it for the risk. I think the mini straps have a breaking strain of about 400kg's so the camera may be safe. The little carabiner only has a breaking strain of 80kg's but I don't think that will be a problem until they release a 800mm f/2.8 :D

[JasonR]

Black rapid make a fastener for tripod plates. I've never used it but I thought about getting one.
http://www.blackrapid.com/products/fastenr-t1

I like the extra strap idea though.

[MissionMan]

I think most L plates are arca swiss so you don't actually need the extra piece as this is only required for the manfrotto style plates.

I ordered one of these arca swiss clamps from ebay and then attached the black rapid to the bottom using the standard Fastener screw that came with the blackrapid strap. i.e. I didn't need to purchase anything additional from black rapid. Oddly enough, I did purchase the manfrotto screw but it is still sitting at home unused at this point and it was a waste of the $20 I spent on it (not because there is anything wrong with it, but simply because I didn't need it)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-ARCA-fit-Desmond-CLAMP-with-1-4-to-3-8-Adapter-for-Tripod-Ball-Head-/370554191102?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:AU:3160

[coolie21]

I was going to say that I have the luma version of the sliding strap and it has a loop attachment that you could securely attach to the L plate and leave on, which is what I do. Further research and I discovered that this excellent strap had been killed off by a patent action by BlackRapid :(
http://petapixel.com/2011/11/15/luma-loop-camera-strap-killed-off-after-patent-awarded-to-black-rapid/
I realise this isn't contributing much, just wanted to register my surprise...

Funny how similar straps like C loop and Sunsniper are still around, perhaps they had more money to fight Mr BlackRapid....