[Leica] Strap fastenings question

[walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)]

Joe

 The original clips seemed a bit Mickey Mouse to me and I always use the 
circular split rings. The plastic retainer slides down as if it were 
made to do circles. :-)

Walt

Joe B wrote:

>There seems to be (at least) two different kinds of metal endings to the
>Leica strap for M cameras. One is longer than the other and looks like a
>mushroom in shape; the other looks more like a circle but with the ends
>crossed over one another. I'm curious to know if one of these is
>superior to the other. 
>
>Some M users put the ordinary circular split rings in the strap lugs and
>use a strap on those instead. How much of a good idea is this- do people
>actually do this out of preference?
>
>Many thanks, 
>Joe B.
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