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A trip inside the D810 to fix it.
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<blockquote data-quote="D200freak" data-source="post: 542267" data-attributes="member: 41018"><p>Not sure where to put this but this little bit of information should be handy for any of you who find that you never completely trust your camera strap. </p><p></p><p>Look carefully at the strap eyelets in the body of your Nikon DSLR camera. If you look very closely, you will see that they actually have a steel insert in them which reduces the diameter of the holes, and is presumably there to make them last longer. </p><p></p><p>I'm always seeking a really secure way to attach a strap to a camera. I find that I pretty much don't trust any regular strap attachment system. </p><p></p><p>In the firearms accessories department of your local wal-mart, or on amazon, or maybe your local gun store, you can buy a set of Uncle Mike's QD 115 quick disconnect sling adapters for about 10 dollars. They're very, very, VERY secure. </p><p></p><p>They can be used as your camera end connectors for a new strap made by your local custom leather/canvas goods shop.</p><p></p><p>But the catch is, for you to use the Uncle Mike's QD sling adapters, those steel liners have to come out of the camera strap mounts. </p><p></p><p>That will require a certain amount of creativity and ingenuity on your part. I've removed them from my cameras and I've had to drill out some using a tapered pin reamer in a cordless drill, or had to go to a regular (carefully sized) drill bit for another one, and one I eventually just had to kind of break up with a pair of sharp nosed diagonal cutters once I got a grip on the end of the sleeve. </p><p></p><p>In all cases, no damage was done to the camera or to the strap mount, but if you wanted to restore it to original condition you'd have to find an exact match for the original spring steel expanding liners, and I'm not quite sure what the industry trade name is for them. They would then need to be slightly swaged on both ends to hold them in the eyelet, which is why they're a bit of a challenge to remove. </p><p></p><p>With these QD connectors attached to the camera, and a suitable camera strap made to fit the QD connectors, you now will have a strap system that will be stronger than the mounts on the camera itself, if the person who makes the strap knows how to sew properly. </p><p></p><p>For camera strap material, use seat belt webbing. It's incredibly strong AND comfortable. there's nothing better for a camera strap.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D200freak, post: 542267, member: 41018"] Not sure where to put this but this little bit of information should be handy for any of you who find that you never completely trust your camera strap. Look carefully at the strap eyelets in the body of your Nikon DSLR camera. If you look very closely, you will see that they actually have a steel insert in them which reduces the diameter of the holes, and is presumably there to make them last longer. I'm always seeking a really secure way to attach a strap to a camera. I find that I pretty much don't trust any regular strap attachment system. In the firearms accessories department of your local wal-mart, or on amazon, or maybe your local gun store, you can buy a set of Uncle Mike's QD 115 quick disconnect sling adapters for about 10 dollars. They're very, very, VERY secure. They can be used as your camera end connectors for a new strap made by your local custom leather/canvas goods shop. But the catch is, for you to use the Uncle Mike's QD sling adapters, those steel liners have to come out of the camera strap mounts. That will require a certain amount of creativity and ingenuity on your part. I've removed them from my cameras and I've had to drill out some using a tapered pin reamer in a cordless drill, or had to go to a regular (carefully sized) drill bit for another one, and one I eventually just had to kind of break up with a pair of sharp nosed diagonal cutters once I got a grip on the end of the sleeve. In all cases, no damage was done to the camera or to the strap mount, but if you wanted to restore it to original condition you'd have to find an exact match for the original spring steel expanding liners, and I'm not quite sure what the industry trade name is for them. They would then need to be slightly swaged on both ends to hold them in the eyelet, which is why they're a bit of a challenge to remove. With these QD connectors attached to the camera, and a suitable camera strap made to fit the QD connectors, you now will have a strap system that will be stronger than the mounts on the camera itself, if the person who makes the strap knows how to sew properly. For camera strap material, use seat belt webbing. It's incredibly strong AND comfortable. there's nothing better for a camera strap. [/QUOTE]
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