Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Vintage Leica straps replicas
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 13:35:08 -0400

> In a message dated 7/23/00 12:10:55 PM Central Daylight Time, wilcox@tir.com
> writes:
>
> << Whoops! Sorry, I didn't think to describe the strap. The one I have here is
>  black leather 1/2 inch wide. The leather is soft an smooth finished on one
>  side and rough on the other. This finished side has a very thin line
>  (embossed?) near each edge. One end is folded over and riveted into a loop.
>  The other end is looped also and then attached to an adjustment (for
>  length) buckle, which is silver in color. The loops at each end are equipt
>  with a silver colored split ring about 5/8 inches in diameter.  All in all
>  a simple, yet elegant design,
>
>  Ken Wilcox
>   >>
> Good afternoon, Ken:
>
> I will certainly buy four (4) of the leather straps right now.  The soft
> leather strap sure beats the heck out of the scratchy nylon high tec stuff.
>
> Hope the manufacturer of the leather straps will make them in at least three
> (3) different lengths so the short, medium and tall Leica camera owners will
> find them suitable.
>
> Don R.
> donjr43198@aol.com
>

Don R brings up a good question, are the straps a fixed length or
adjustable?

Steve
Annapolis