[Leica] streetshooter

[afirkin at afirkin.com (Alastair Firkin)]

As you know, I'm home from almost 3 weeks "walking the streets" of Paris. I 
used my M8's, with a variety of lenses. The M8 remains a great street 
camera, and despite its known quirkyness is a joy to use BUT if you are 
using an M camera for street work and you do not have John Amiet's 
streetshooter --- GET ONE or TWO. Clipping the M to your hip the 
"streetshooter" is fantastic. With the smaller Summarit 35mm lens, it sat 
under my coat safe and discrete, ready to draw out at any time. When using 2 
cameras, I could use one on the hip and the other around the neck or both on 
the hips. The hold is amazingly secure, and works well with longer lenses 
including heavier ones like my Tri Elmars and Noctilux -- though you do have 
to remember you are quite a bit wider in the hips with these lenses. So as 
they say  "do yourself a favour" and check out this little ripper. Designed 
by a professional street shooter its better than most other additional 
options I"ve seen our used. I have NO financial relation ship with this 
product, other than an investment in 3 or them

http://www.lfi-online.com/ceemes/article/show/10167

for the M8

and 

http://www.lfi-online.com/ceemes/article/show/10166

for the film cameras

Cheers

Alastair