Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, I have an inexpensive wrist strap that screws into the tripod socket, which is ok if the socket is at the end of the baseplate. I tried it, but could never adapt to it. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Unsworth" <lug at steveunsworth.co.uk> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 5:39 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Leica wrist strap > In fairness, I have to say that the reason I wanted to try a wrist strap > wasn't so that I could dangle the camera from my wrist. I'm trying one > because I want to walk around with the camera in my hand rather than > around > my neck. I use a grip on my M8, and when holding the camera in my right > hand > I'm also holding it by the grip, The wrist strap is there to provide some > insurance. I've tried doing the same with a normal strap wrapped around my > wrist, but I've found that it tends to unravel over a period of time. > Hence > the reason for trying a wrist strap. > > Steve > > > On 26/10/09 22:32, "Ric Carter" <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote: > >> One could also reason that having it attached to two lugs doubles the >> chances of a failure. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >