julio_m Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Besides do it yourself jobs, where can I buy them - or similar - ready made ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julio_m Posted April 25, 2006 Author Share Posted April 25, 2006 Addendum:No Domke Gripper. Looking for similar design or original with leathe and hooks in good shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Let us ALL know. I used to make my own back when there was a Tandy Leather shop nearby. They carried all the fittings too. Now it's a royal pain to mail order, and the postage kills you unless you order enough for a big mess of straps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd_phillips1 Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Ditto, Al. I used to have a couple and wish I had some now. I haven't found anything close... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff voorhees Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Can anyone post some detailed dimensions and photos? Length, width, and close up shots of the hardware would be good. I've only seen photos of this strap attached to cameras on this forum. I used to do some leather working and miss the Tandy Leather retail outlets. If this thing is a good as everyone says, then it may be worth reproducing. I'd like to check it out and see what the costs would be to buy the blanks, hardware and the relatively simple tools necessary to make these up. Any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 As I used to construct mine there'd be two short sections, each a split ring for the camera attachment. One section had a D-ring on the other end. The other section had a harness snap. The center adjustable section had a D-ring on one end, harness snap on the other. I also made some center sections of fixed length that had wider middles, instead of using a shoulder pad. With the center removed you had a wrist strap of sorts. They were easy to wear under a jacket and remove without taking your jacket off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Hey, hey -- here's Al. Welcome back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprouty Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/display/1941882/channel/4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_georg_wolf Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 > SP thx for this link ! Great. I had seen the camera at PHOTOKINA, but I forgot completely how wonderful it looked. The Schwalberg strap was the reason, IMO, why the camera looked so battered. The metal thingies attached to it could rub freely all over camera and lenscombo ... Best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 In normal use none of the strap hardware beyond the split rings would ever contact the camera, and they'd just rub inside the rings. That camera looks that way because its owner used it as a camera, a tool, rather than something to protect, polish, and fondle. Sticking a D ring and snap 8 inches from the end of a strap shouldn't have much effect on the camera's paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_georg_wolf Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 You are of course right, Al, when the camerastap is around your neck. But when taken off and lugged around otherwise the strap added to the camera-use. And this perfectly alright, because there must have been other advantages to use the strap. Otherwise Bob Schwalberg wouldn�t have invented it. Could somebody explain what the B. S.- strap did what other straps couldn�t do ? Best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_georg_wolf Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Read the strap- description above and I seem to get it better now ... Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd_phillips1 Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Jeff Voorhees...... I tried to email you through PN but your address wouldn't come through. Please email me (if you can). I have access to several of these straps. One is an early original and another is a custom made one. I can take "real" photos of them and mail them to you. I'd love to see these back in production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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