Like the Wandrd Wrist Strap, the Wandrd Sling Strap attaches to a camera via a thin but tough Hypalon loop and a clip. This loop is easy to slip through most camera strap lugs, but in case you’d rather attach the strap to your camera’s tripod bush, there’s a suitable connector supplied in the box.
The Hypalon loop passes through the camera lug and then into the strap’s metal clip. This means that as well as being fast-fitting, the Wandrd Sling Strap is easy to remove. That’s good news when you’re shooting long exposures with your camera on a tripod, it won’t be tempted to leave the strap on – if it catches in the breeze it’s likely to flap around and cause blur-inducing vibration.
It’s also very easy to adjust the length of the strap, just hook a finger on one of the nylon loops by the plastic sliding buckles at either end of the strap, and pull sharply down to loosen it before pulling up to shorten the strap or down to lengthen it.
One of the great features of the adjustment mechanism is that although it’s easy to change the length of the strap when you want to, it doesn’t slip when you’re walking with the camera hanging by your side. That’s an issue I’ve had with some of Peak Design‘s straps.
If you look carefully at the strap adjustments points you’ll find that one has a cunningly concealed flat-head tool. This is designed to enable the camera base plate to be quickly attached and removed. It’s a great idea, but it could’ve been even more useful. The tool is a bit too wide for many tripod quick release plates. If it had been made a little narrower, it would’ve been a stroke of genius that puts an end to the search for a coin when attaching a camera to a tripod.