Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/26

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] M8 Neck strap Failure
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Mon Mar 26 14:11:41 2007

Mark,

All I know is that they are 200 times better than the Nikon and Canon 
straps, and I've never had one fail on me.  they stay on my shoulder, where 
the others just slip off.  They seem to be very similar to the Upstrap in 
concept.

Gene
-------------- Original message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com>: 
-------------- 


> On 3/25/07 8:18 PM, "lkhermann" typed: 
> 
> > At 05:32 PM 3/25/2007, you wrote: 
> >> Holy cr@p. 
> >> 
> >> Can't even get the neckstrap right. 
> >> 
> >> So it's off for a Passport replacement right? I mean the body. 
> >> 
> >> ...Vick 
> > 
> > Come on Vick, give them a break. The strap on my M8 is identical 
> > with the one on my M6, which has served well for 16 years. 
> > 
> > Lee 
> > 
> > 
> I think Leica gets the glass stuff right and the camera stuff. 
> They're not in the strap business. Others are. 
> They probably had the strap designed by some strap person who doesn't even 
> work there. Proably works in German MacDonald's in his or her spare time. 
> Why would Leica need to know anything about straps? 
> 
> Mark Rabiner 
> 8A/109s 
> New York, NY 
> 
> markrabiner.com 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________ 
> Leica Users Group. 
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information 

Replies: Reply from imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George) ([Leica] M8 Neck strap Failure)