Hey guys, I just joined and wanted to share this with you. It's a little trick that I have been using what seems like forever. All my cameras have a washer threaded into the camera strap. If you have ever been in a situation where you have a tripod plate that you need to remove or tighten on to your camera and don't have a screwdriver or coin then you will appreciate this. It means that you are always able to tighten or loosen a tripod plate using the washer. Hope this helps. Dan
And if you get a needle and cotton out, you can sew it so it stays in one place on your strap. I have something similar on my key ring for the same reason. Gary
You are really a genius. Thanks for the great tip. Once there was a time when one of my screws got lose from my tripod and it did not stand straight. i did not carry any screw driver with me, I was already in the spot for the shoot and then I had to use a brick to make it stand but with this hack anyone can fix this anytime. Thanks to you.
Welcome Dan and thanks for the tip. I'm sure others will benefit. Once seen it's hard to forget little details like this. I haven't used a neck strap for many years, instead preferring a shoulder strap. I can carry the camera around and it seems weightless but it's always ready to just slide up to shoot. They have a very cool zip up pocket in which I carry a spare card, piece of string and a coin for tightening (like your washer). I found that carrying my Bigma around was really giving me a pain in the neck with the standard neck strap, hence the change to a shoulder strap.
lool, either replace them or cut a slot across the top of them, the on that gets me is the D tops that are too small or sharp to do up tight enough, i usually have a small stout metal rod as a lever for them
Personally I never take it off as it lives permanently on the camera and I have several spares in my camera bag and the end of my car key does a fine job of screwing and unscrewing the accessory plate.
