[Leica] OT: Speaking of Hasselblad...

[afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com)]

> I'd ask at HUG, but they are awfully quiet people :-)
>
> So how do people (used to) carry their Hasselblads? For anything over 20
> feet, of course I'd put it back into the bag and carry the bag. However,
> how
> about just moving around, looking for the shots etc. I don't have a
> neckstrap and I can't imagine it would work. I usually just sort of cradle
> it but it's touch to do when you need two hands to move and adjust the
> tripod.
>
> I suppose the CW Winder may be useful? But at 1 1/2 lbs, that's quite a
> bit
> of more weight?

I put it round the neck on a wide strap, works ok. The winder is just
toooooo heavy with its load of batteries. I have one and never use it for
this reason.

Alastair