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[tfalk]

Does anyone have a replacement strap for a crown graphic, including the mounting hardware? thanks.

[Dan Fromm]

Sooner or later one of the moderators will remind you that buy and sell posts are discouraged here.

I'm not a moderator and I don't have a strap to sell. I read your request as asking for advice and direction, not as a strong request to make you a good offer. Charitable, eh?

Two suggestions: use the forum's search function to look for posts on straps. Your problem (have camera, don't have strap) is common and the question has been asked and answered more than once. Also, as you'll find by searching, straps, sometimes with hardware, have often been offered on eBay.com. I haven't looked there for a few days, but I b'lieve what you want is on offer there right now, and not by me.

Good luck have fun

Dan

[bertsaunders]

tfalk,
Email me at
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Have a nice day........Bert

[tfalk]

sorry; I wasn't aware that one is not to post for wanting to buy things!

[troublemaker]

some of us use 1" nylon web strapping. I prefer black flat single layered that I get at the local marine supply here on the water front. Where else? Sailmakers, some climbing sporting goods outfitters may have something that would work (though a lot of the climbing stuff is flat tubular). I run mine through the lugs andfind the sweet spot for my left hand for maximum comfort, pin it and then carefully sew it so it maintains a nice curve. I end up with a double or three layered strap. I also cover occassionally with a soft thin leather cover for the heavier 4x5's ( I have a bump from a broken bone which the leather strap buckle hurts).
Making this strap can prohibit the use of the side tripod mount for vertical format on some tripod heads, but a couple of mine still mount just fine. Note that on most Graphics the original straps have a snap hook at the bottom (top for some like the Miniature Speed) so the strap can be removed for using the side mount.
So if you have the lugs still on the body, you are have way to not dropping your camera.
Dan's right though, I know I've posted this info a few times.
But besides straps, you can learn all sorts of stuff you didn't even know to ask just by cruising some of the old posts.

[troublemaker]

Here, I posted a couple pictures of straps I make for cameras I like to use. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=871976

A couple really nice collector users I simply keep the original leather snap straps on them, and others are treated with neats or mink oil and put away.
Bert did a little leather work on the strap of my RB Graflex and very nice.

[R_J]

Being located away from the home of Graflex Inc, I've found it nearly impossible to find the original strap which cracked and frayed after a few decades.

Here's one option:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26368665@N06/3096218685/

They also come in bright yellow or green, or a more conservative black. The straps are very effective and are adjustable far more rapidly than the conventional Graflex straps. Perhaps a little too modern for some...

[tfalk]

These are all good ideas; I just need to find the strap lugs!

[Dan Fromm]

If you haven't been looking, here is a strap with lugs:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Graflex-Strap-Crown-Speed-Graphic_W0QQitemZ250344245744QQihZ015QQcategoryZ30038QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Not mine.

[disemjg]

If you want function and do not care too much what it looks like, try a 1" wide nylon dog collar, about 24" long. Keep an eye on it to be sure the buckles do not let it slip.

If you want something that looks better (and costs a lot more) Midwest used to have modern reproduction straps; give Jim there a call and ask.

If you need lugs, do not forget the special backing plates needed for them to work, along with the screws. Look inside the camera body to see if the plates are still there, but they are probably long gone if the lugs are absent.

[troublemaker]

Get the collar with SPIKES !