Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I left my M9 hanging on the back of a chair once. Luckily, it was at the Leica seminar on Cape Cod. Armiene realized that nobody but I would have such a dirty M9 and returned it to me! Tina On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 11:37 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 8:28 AM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> ASKED: > >> >> you are clearly the man to answer this question: >>> >>> Where do you keep your camera when you are eating a meal?<<<<<<<<< >>> >> > A man of great experience Sonny Carter RESPONDED: > >> Since I live in a territory where eating is a community project, what I do >>> >> is hang the strap on my leg so I can reach it and get the camera up for a > shot. > > This keeps the red gravy, garlic butter and such from splashing the > lens.<<<<<<<< > > ABSOLUTELY! Often I've seen photographers hang their cameras on the back > post of their chair. "A PERFECT LOCATION FOR STEALING!" Certainly when > their attention is focused on feeding themselves!" POOF! Camera is gone > until they're ready to get up! :-)Never on the table unless it's a > "STACKING EVENT!" > > As soon as you're seated comfortably the neck strap is hung over the upper > part of your leg........ "LENS FACING INTO YOUR LEG ON THE INSIDE!" It's > called some kind of protection? > > If you have more than one camera they're hung on both legs in this > fashion! "NEVER PUT THEM ON THE FLOOR!" Common sense answers that one! > > When they hang on your leg, dinner is over and you're about to get up the > weight of the camera on your leg reminds you where it is. You retrieve it, > hang on shoulder or neck and move on. > > In this "on the leg fashion" as Sonny points out! You will always have it > in safe keeping and for instant retrieval if required! > > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com