Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/19

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Subject: [Leica] Vedr: Vedr: M camera straps
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:36:14 +0530
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I find the neoprene straps by Optech, Lowepro etc  (they are all
similar and work well) the most convenient, especially when you are
toting a DSLR and a lens. For the Leica M3 and Lumix GF1 I find any
strap is comfortable due to the light weight.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 2:43 AM, R. Clayton McKee <rcmphoto at yahoo.com> 
wrote:
> The downside to the Upstrap is exactly the same as the upside.... it won't 
> slide off your shoulder.? Even if you're one of those folk (like me) who 
> likes to be able to slip the strap when you bring the camera up, it won't 
> come off clean, and when you DO get it lose, it turns into a fairly 
> massive pendulum swinging off the camera, making steady that much harder 
> to come by.
>
> My recommendation is to see if you can find a friend who's GOT one and 
> play with it before you fork over for them yourself. (Not cheap.)? They're 
> VERY well made and worth the money if they suit your working style; I sold 
> mine on about a week after it arrived because I just couldn't stand the 
> thing.
>
>
> R. Clayton McKee
> PhotoJournalist
> from somewhere just south of somewhere else...
>
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