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Pictorial: Make A BlueQuick – A DIY Sling Style Strap

Aug 10, 2014 by Udi Tirosh 9 Comments

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Photographer Andrew Sharpe just shared this great tutorial with us about building a BlueQuick – it is a  DIY camera straps for under-slinging your camera. Materials are pretty basic: Gaiam Yoga Mat Sling, Stainless Steel Flat Washer, 1/4-20 eye bolt and wing nut & Rubber washer. Construction is as follows in the pictorial below:

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TADA!

P.S. if you don’t trust your camera with a metal bracket you should check our Epic Survival Test: Camera Straps vs. Tractor below:

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About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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