Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Caps -- who cares? They should be at the bottom of your bag. Cases -- a complete waste of time. STRAPS!!! Now we're talking!!!! For me, there are only two choices. Either very thin cotton webbing domke-style straps, or the deliciously soft old Nikon webbing straps. I think Tom A has one on his black M2... we were playing 'who has the best strap' and I thought I did until he showed me his. I found one in a camera store just recently and they gave it to me for free. I hate the current leica strap as it cannot be wrapped around the palm comfortably. Every time I pass a camera store I pop in and buy some film, let them admire my Leica, then ask if they have any old straps lying around. They *always* do and most of the time they will give you a couple for free. It is a shame we are forced to do this, but there are very few straps on the market currently that are any good, I think. I know Rabiner thinks that straps are the work of the devil and emotionally I agree with him but there is something very reassuring about a strap tightly wrapped around the palm when you're shooting in a crowd. - -- Johnny Deadman photos: http://www.pinkheadedbug.com music: http://www.jukebox.demon.co.uk