Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter and Phong I have converted a number of M3 cases to have removable front segments, like the Kameraleder ones. Makes an ideal setup at about 1/10 the cost of the Kameraleder! Jerry Phong wrote: > I dislike neverready cases, even topless ones. It > takes longer to load film; I also much prefer the > lean, simple look of the naked Leica bodies. > > - Phong > > Peter Klein wrote: > > > > What Karen says makes a lot of sense. I did the same thing with > > my cameras > > for years. I even had a IIIf case where the top half fell off, > > and I kept > > the camera in the bottom half. It cushioned the occasional bump, > > and gave > > my big hands a little more thickness to wrap around. > > > > Somehow, though I haven't gotten around to getting a case for my > > current M > > cameras. The current M cases seem awkward and too thick and > > hard. My old > > IIIf case was just right. > > > > Ted is 100% right that an *entire* "neveready" case is worse than > > useless. It's a guarantee that you'll miss shots. > > > > --Peter > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html