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Strap tuning, lens cap pouch and camera pouch
D5300+18-140mm with modded strap and lens cap pouch
This camera strap "tuning" was in fact my first DIY project for my photo gear. It's the original Nikon strap (AN-DC3), a piece of foamed rubber that I had on my scrap box (leftover from my DIY wood guitar case linning) and a piece of thick black cotton. All glued with fabric glue. It looks ok and it's a lot more comfortable than the original strap. Anyway I prefer to use it as a sling strap. It's ok, a tad short and I'm not a tall guy (1,73m). The camera is always accessible but the cotton doesn't slip over one's clothes that nicely (like Peak Design's Slide). If I get a piece of nylon fabric I might try to add it to one side.
I've recently added a lens cap pouch that I've cut from a tablet neoprene sleeve that had too much advertising to be used. I preferred to stich it than to glue it because I could make it with a narrower margin. Two small cuts enable the strap to come through the pouch. A small piece of Velcro enables closing the flap to hold the lens cap, adapting the pouch to the right size. It suits from a 52mm to a 77mm cap and everything in between.
D5300+18-140mm in the new diy pouch
Last weekend I've added a lightweight neoprene pouch USA Gear/Mega Gear style. I wanted something to grab and go when I don't want to carry more than the camera and one lens. Again from a tablet sleeve that nobody used at home (my wife doesn't trade her Crumpler Mullet for nothing).
It's not a very tight fit mainly because it's not sewed but glued with contact adhesive. It's lightweight but protects the camera from small bumps, has a small pocket on the bottom side and a belt "clip" (flap with Velcro) to keep it "automatically stored" when the camera is removed to shoot. It wasn't intended to and will not fit the camera with larger lenses like the AF-S 70-300mm VR.
rear view of the camera pouch showing the belt "clip" and the pocket