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[Railcrew]

I bought this camera on eBay but I sent it back (long story) but I loved the clips for the neck strap. (should have kept them, the creep still owes me a refund) I remember them from other cameras as a youth, these said Yashica on them but I've seen

[Glenn]

Very common in late 60's/early70's as both fittings on after market neck straps and on OEM supplied straps. Apart from after market items (which I forget who made them), from the equipment that passed through my hands during that time period I recal

[Msiegel]

You might want to have a look at that kind of system:
http://www.amazon.com/OP-TECH-USA-1501012-binoculars-/dp/B0009

[Glenn]

Unfortunately in my opinion the Op-Tech system is an overly complicated mess. The actual pieces that attach to the camera are certainly not quick release from the body lugs (you have to push the strap through a cord loop that goes through the lug holes)([

[Msiegel]

Glenn,
you're certainly right. my message was not meant to promote a certain product but to point to a system which is available from various manufacturers. Weak points might be same with all of them.
 
Railcrew,
here's something on *ba

[Glenn]

Martin,
 
That item is a good find - I have experience of those fasteners in a MUCH bigger version and they are good, strong/secure. Did not realise that smaller versions were available, silly not to think that they may be.

[Msiegel]

Glenn,
sorry I'm confused right now. I thought that besides the *bay link I had posted another one to a double carabiner system I found mentioned in a Leica forum. But either I did not load it up correctly or it was deleted as possible spam so I'

[Glenn]

No it is the eBay item - Hochwertiger etc - that I thought was good. I did not see the Leica item; however, my nice items purchased many years ago and very similar to the originals in the query, were from a Leica dealer. Unfortunately I got rid of the

[Msiegel]

Glenn,
 
thanks for the update. Then I guess it was my mistake.
The other solution I found is that one:
http://www.peterlueck.com/fotografie/kameragurt-sch

[Glenn]

Neat! Thanks for that.

[Railcrew]

That S-Biner looks like a promising prospect, thanks.

[Hollenbj]

Ah, but notice the band-aid or tape in the photo on that website?  Its there to keep the S-biner from damaging the camera.  That has been my main complaint about metal clips to attach straps to my cameras.  I either do without a strap, or use a thin K

[Glenn]

A logical sumise Jeff, but looking at the dynamics of that particular camera hanging off the strap and the evidence does not add up to the tape being there for protection. The metal clip will rub the top edge of the top plate above the lug, also an eq

[Hans Kerensky]

Glenn, the translation of the main article :
 
When taking longtime exposures outside but also when one would want to put a small camera in the pocket of a coat it makes sense to make the removal of the shoulder strap as uncomplicated as possible.

[Glenn]

Thanks for that Hans, the very last sentence of your post is the most useful and telling one.