mskovacs Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Has anyone come up with a solution to finding substitutes that will work with the Rollei scissor style strap lugs? I'm thinking about having a custom leather shop make me a classy-looking brown strap with better neck support, but I need to solve the connecting issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc1 Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 mike, try using the smaller o rings we use for key chains, then you can attach a cheaper usable but sturdy (nikon or canon)strap than having a made to order kinda thang. let me show you what i used for my Rolleiflex 2.8E. will try and upload a pic.unless you wanna use something made of leather and looking close to the original strap. <img src="http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=1643213&size=md"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_elek Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Paul, Just be careful, because those braces are made from aluminum (aluminium), which is a soft metal. I've given some thought to it, and I think I can create something. You might be able to use an open rivet on the end of a strap, although you would have to remove the brace if you wanted to remove the strap. In the meantime, I broke down and bought the real strap -- sometimes difficult to find and almost always costly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskovacs Posted July 30, 2003 Author Share Posted July 30, 2003 Paul my 2.8E is still coming by FedEx but I see already that the strap lugs on yours are a little different than the 2.8A type 2 I have borrowed. In addition to the scissor clip holders (also for the never-ready case), this camera also has some round metal tabs with a larger flat top. Hard to describe but they could engage and lock a simple round hole much like a button on a shirt. I would not trust these on a strap. Also, I guess yours is one with a removable hood? I think mine's the older, fixed hood model 2.8E. Mike I was thinking about buying a junked Rollei strap with the proper scissor clips and having a nice brown leather strap made; extra wide with padding around the neck. If I could figure a way out without using the real Rollei clips, I could attempt to get a number made to lower costs and sell them among the RUG and here. (non profit) If the strap braces are weak, how is it that the Rollei strap will hold any better? Does it distribute the force across the brace more uniformly than a single point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonard_evens Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 The strap in my almost 40 year old Rollei 2.8E3 broke. I managed to reattach the strap after cutting off the worn segment of strap using a rivet gun I got at my local hardware store. Unfortunately, the strap broke again on both sides. The rivets held, but the strap is just too worn. I can't see why you couldn't do the same thing with a new strap made for the purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_byrd1 Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 The strap for my 3.5F was shot, so I took it to a shoe store. The guy there took the scissor locks off the old strap and transplanted them to a brand-new strap of the same width as the old. Voila: new strap for about fifteen bucks. Outside of New York, the price would be even less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_russell Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 When I solved this problem for myself, I wanted the following. I wanted to keep the scissor connectors because they are just the best way to connect a strap to a tlr that uses the scissor connection. I wanted a comfortable strap around my neck. I wanted it to be strong. 1) I bought a OP/Tech strap..one of the ones with the quick-disconnect on each side. 2) I bought two thin black leather dog collars, making sure the leather was the same width as the Rollei scissor hardware. 3) I connected two 8" strips of the leather to the scissor hardware with rivets. 4) I connected the other end of the leather to the OP/Tech pieces that get released from the main part of the strap that goes around your neck. 5) Perfect..for me at least. Pictures are worth a thousand words though. Take a look. Jonathan Russell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_russell Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Here is the photo. http://www.photo.net/photo/1650254 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabriel_benaim Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 How about for older rolleis and 'cords? Can you slip a strap into the metal case holders on the side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick roberts Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 I use my Mamiya M645 strap on my 'Cords - it works a treat. As regards the scissors straps, I think Jerry Lehrer, who's often here, does a conversion job fitting them to new straps. You can track him down via the RUG if required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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