How can I quickly switch between a Nikon neck strap and a BlackRapid sling strap?
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I use a Nikon D90 with the standard neck strap, and I also bought a BlackRapid-style sling strap. I want to use one or the other depending on the situation, but swapping straps takes too long when I have to fully remove and rethread the neck strap each time.
Is there a simple way to make the neck strap detachable so I can switch quickly between the two? A solution similar to the BlackRapid hook or another quick-release method would be ideal.
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As others have mentioned, I recommend using a quick release system for your standard strap. The one I use is a Tamrac N-15 and, when disconnected, it leaves behind a minimal amount of strapping that stays mostly out of the way.
For your BlackRapid (or any sling strap for that matter), I use a tiny, 1-inch, Arca Swiss clamp made by Kirk Enterprises. This way, I leave my Arca Swiss plate always attached to my camera and the Kirk clamp is always attached to my sling strap.
It then should take you all of a 2-3 seconds to remove the sling clamp and instantly go to your regular strap or even a tripod which I tend to use a lot.
The use of this Arca Swiss plate and clamp system is also very flexible in that when changing lenses, to say a 70-200 f/2.8 that has its own tripod foot, you simply move the sling strap clamp to it for proper carrying. This is a scenario where the standard strap would not work.
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Yes. A common solution is to use a quick-release neck strap system so the strap can detach from small connectors that stay on the camera lugs. That lets you swap the neck strap on and off in seconds without rethreading it each time.
For the sling strap, another flexible option is to mount it via an Arca-Swiss plate and a small clamp. You leave the plate on the camera, keep the clamp attached to the sling strap, and quickly remove the sling when switching to the neck strap or to a tripod.
If you use a tripod plate system, make sure any strap attachment hardware is designed to safely support the camera’s weight. Some users also replace standard plate screws with stronger strap-specific fasteners when using a sling strap.
So the simplest answer is: look for a camera neck strap with quick-release connectors, and if you want even more flexibility with tripod use, consider an Arca-Swiss plate and clamp setup for the sling.
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