D-LUX 7 camera strap

[Paul Heiney]

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I am enjoying my new D LUX 7, but NOT the strap which is a real fiddle to attach.  Very small split rings - finger ends bleeding, pen knife and pliers needed. Crazy. And it's too short!    How can you design genius cameras and provide lousy straps like these?

[wda]

1 hour ago, Paul Heiney said:

I am enjoying my new D LUX 7, but NOT the strap which is a real fiddle to attach.  Very small split rings - finger ends bleeding, pen knife and pliers needed. Crazy. And it's too short!    How can you design genius cameras and provide lousy straps like these?

Paul, welcome! Have you considered a wrist strap? I find that solution better for my older version D Lux. Deft use of my penknife blade eases fitting a split ring. But a wrist strap has a simple loop to attach. There are alternatives. 

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[DenverSteve]

Well, first, congratulations on your new 7.  They are amazingly fun to shoot with.  I replaced my strap with a rope strap that works great.  

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09N7PVD84?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

[jrethorst]

Handcrafted Italian leather straps and cases for Leica cameras:

https://www.luigicases.com/a000-STRAPS-page.htm

[RJMang]

My problem with the Leica Strap is it’s impossible to remove.  I always have a “quick release” mechanism on my camera strap ‘cause I like to be able to take it off easily.

I made a simple modification to make the Leica strap work.  It required two inexpensive purchases: two micro carabiners, and some super small split rings (because the strap connection on the camera is too small a diameter for any carabiner to slide through).

I got the carabiners at REI, and I bought the least number of split rings I could from Amazon… I only needed two, but I have 100, well…now 98..

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[GRBrown]

Amazon sells triangular split rings in packages of four.

[Stephencdean]

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Use the longer version of a COOPH (126cm) rope strap. Fits nicely in small of back when walking! I usually fix the rings with a Swiss Army knife nail file.