Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I got my M2 back from John Maddox with new stainless lugs, he included the old worn out brass ones to confirm what he had told me - they are rivetted in, so it's quite a job to replace them. It looks like the rivets are/were soft brass too. Not a good piece of thinking. The new lugs look all steel (a duller finish than the chrome of the body but I'll swap the color for the security any time) so I'm hoping the rivets are, too. ThomasP@nacm.com ---------- From: owner-leica-users To: leica-users Subject: Re: Strap lugs Date: Friday, July 26, 1996 8:52PM You wrote: > >>Does anyone else find themselves as frustrated as I am with Leitz's >brass strap lugs? > >My M2 (>1,000,000) got a new pair recently, no Viso. Superbly done by >John Maddox for reasonable cost. Also soft brass originals, now steel. >What gives, or am I the only one with this problem? > >ThomasP@nacm.com > Thomas, No, you're not the only one with strap lug problems. I just got back my backup M4P with replaced strap lugs. After losing one: During a break from taking pictures of a business meeting, I had the M4P - carrying a 21/2.8 Elmarit! - slung over my shoulder. On the way out of the hotel bathroom, I felt the strap give way. Before I could grab anything, the outfit bounced off the tile floor. After getting my breath back, I picked up the camera, lens still attached, and looked it over. Damage was a good knock on the corner of the rfr housing, but the lens didn't show any thing. What had happened was, one of the strap lugs completely, and suddenly, pulled out of the body and the camera and lens simply slithered off my shoulder. Not a good feeling. After the repair I asked Leitz NY if they had seen this before. No reply. I'm not sure how the new ones are attached, but you can bet I hold onto it ALL the time! Al