Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The old soft leather Nikon strap is very good, but I have cleaned out all the local stores from them and I have found a good replacement. KameraLeder makes a great strap now, soft leather with a slightly wider section around the neck. The thin Nikon strap cuts off blood supply to the brain after 6-7 hours of carrying the camera and it makes you do strange things, buy duplicate lenses or even buy old Nikon F's (when you already have 3-4 sitting at home)! KameraLeder straps are made by some of the best leather I have seen this side of my 1949 Bentley Mark VI (owned it between 1971-73). Ask George to put in a couple of more holes in the strap though. They tend to have a bit too long 'reach." I like to be able to shortstrap one camera and have it hang above the other on the chest. The strap with the wider neck support is great, I can carry a M2 around my neck with the 50/1,5 Nokton or Summilux for a whole day without feeling a 'pain in the neck" in the evening. The regular M6 strap is good, but they tend to fray with use and they only last 1-2 years. The old M2/M3 strap in leather from the 50-60's are good too, but they can be brittle with age and I have had them come apart and dropped cameras on the ground. I never use cases or caps, well, I use caps the first 2-3 days of ownership of a lens, then I loose them and never bother to replace them. Tom A