Straps for tripod, camera & lens

Somehow the photo equipment has to be carried.

But how do you attach the camera strap to your camera or your lens?

Conventionally, a neck strap is attached to 2 lugs on the camera; with heavy lenses, a neck strap is attached to lugs on the tripod collar. This is often annoying, especially when working from a tripod.

On the other hand, there are sling straps that are mounted by screwing them into the camera body, the tripod foot, or the respective quick-release plates. If you now want to work on a tripod, the big unscrewing and re-screwing begins.

Sling camera straps such as those from SunSniper, BlackRapid, OP/TECH or Magpul are comfortable to wear, look casual and allow quick camera access so you can capture and not miss THE Augenblicke-eingefangen. 

The simplest solution is to use a custom-fit camera plate, an L-bracket, a lens plate or a replacement foot with a QD mount, which allows the strap to be quickly attached and detached again. This system has proven itself, and photographers who use this system do not want to be without it anymore. 

Tip: Like all mechanical components, the Magpul adapter also needs a bit of maintenance from time to time so that the pins function reliably. We maintain our adapters with Ballistol or WD-40. 

The principle of the QD mount briefly explained: securing the strap is done via the release push button – once the snap mechanism has engaged, it can only be released again by pressing the release button.

The straps from SunSniper / BlackRapid / OP/Tech can easily be converted using a Magpul adapter and sometimes a bit of tinkering. Often you only need to open one seam at the end of the strap and, after threading on the strap anchor, sew it back up carefully.

The Magpul QD Strap Swivel Adapter also fits sling straps from other manufacturers whose strap width should not exceed 25 mm.

The Magpul adapter QD Strap Swivel D-Loop allows easy attachment to straps with carabiner straps (e.g. BlackRapid).

You can use the MagPul sling strap immediately – provided you have plates with the appropriate QD mount.

If, in addition to the camera and lens plates, you also own RRS tripods (from model year 2016 onwards), you can also attach the strap there.

RRS offers the appropriate accessories for the tripods depending on the series (Mk1 and Mk2).

Leofoto also offers collar adapters with QD mounts for their tripod series.

By the way, the manufacturer Kirk also has plates equipped with the QD mount. The first of these are the LP-68, replacement foot for the Sony 200–600, and the LP-67, replacement foot for the new Sony 600.

Some lens feet from Flexshooter have up to 3 Magpul mounts. On a sling strap with 2 Magpul adapters, this gives you a good feeling of security when transporting heavy lenses and ensures that long focal lengths stay in position better and don’t swing around uncontrollably on the strap.

Our very special concern

The modular replacement feet and lens plates we have designed, which always have 2 QD mounting sockets, give you double the safety when carrying on the strap.