R Strap owners, a few questions...

I have been using a screw-type Markins and Kirk clamps with RRS plate to attach my R-straps with no problems. I did use "loctite blue" to secure the attachment "Connector2" to the clamp for security. I would NOT recommend a lever-type clamp for this application ... to easy to catch it on something and release it!

-howard

hfgarris wrote in post #9391667
I have been using a screw-type Markins and Kirk clamps with RRS plate to attach my R-straps with no problems. I did use "loctite blue" to secure the attachment "Connector2" to the clamp for security. I would NOT recommend a lever-type clamp for this application ... to easy to catch it on something and release it!

-howard

can you post a shot of you're config, I've not yet ventured into the world of tripods etc so I cannot visualise what most of the stuff you're talking about is!

hfgarris wrote in post #9391667
I have been using a screw-type Markins and Kirk clamps with RRS plate to attach my R-straps with no problems. I did use "loctite blue" to secure the attachment "Connector2" to the clamp for security. I would NOT recommend a lever-type clamp for this application ... to easy to catch it on something and release it!

-howard

Exactly what I did...

.mark. wrote in post #9392166
can you post a shot of you're config, I've not yet ventured into the world of tripods etc so I cannot visualise what most of the stuff you're talking about is!

If you look at the Really Right Stuff and Kirk Photo websites, you can get an idea of what we're talking about. The Arca-Swiss system is the closest thing to a "universal" tripod quick release system you'll find. an "L" bracket mounted to a camera body allows you to place the camera in portrait orientation on the tripod without flopping the head over. This helps to eliminate creep found in some ball heads.

What we did was adapt the R-strap to work with this system by attaching the strap to a compatible clamp and then using that clamp to attach the strap to the camera body. This precludes having to remove the L bracket from the camera to be able to use the R-strap. See my earlier post showing the R-strap with the Arca-Swiss compatible clamp attached...

.mark. wrote in post #9392166
can you post a shot of you're config, I've not yet ventured into the world of tripods etc so I cannot visualise what most of the stuff you're talking about is!

I don't have a picture handy of my setup, but it is similar to the picture in post #9 in this thread by JWright. The camera side can either have a simple plate or a L-plate on it to mount on a tripod (with similar clamp) or the clamp equipped R-Strap. Makes it simple to go from strap-to-tripod or back.

just got my rs-7. All seems great but I've got a small gripe with it. There is a buckle on the back of the shoulder strap. What is this for? The only thing I can see is that it would let a stranger uncouple it and either steal your camera or let it drop to the ground?!

It's for an extension strap in case someone wants to make it longer.

how strong are the OPTECH utility loops? i just got mine today and it looks like a possible failure point would be the plastic loops. any ideas what the loops are made of?

-MasterChief- wrote in post #9441798
how strong are the OPTECH utility loops? i just got mine today and it looks like a possible failure point would be the plastic loops. any ideas what the loops are made of?

Maybe ask OpTech themselves how much they can take? info@optechusa.com.

.mark. wrote in post #9399315
just got my rs-7. All seems great but I've got a small gripe with it. There is a buckle on the back of the shoulder strap. What is this for? The only thing I can see is that it would let a stranger uncouple it and either steal your camera or let it drop to the ground?!

If you're concerned about this, run a cable tie through the buckle, pull it tight and cut the end off. This will prevent easy opening of the buckle and still allow you to remove it when necessary.