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Subject: [Leica] Vedr: Vedr: M camera straps
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:30:01 -0600
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On Feb 19, 2012, at 3:13 PM, R. Clayton McKee wrote:
> The downside to the Upstrap is exactly the same as the upside.... it won't
> slide off your shoulder. Even if you're one of those folk (like me) who
> likes to be able to slip the strap when you bring the camera up, it won't
> come off clean, and when you DO get it lose, it turns into a fairly
> massive pendulum swinging off the camera, making steady that much harder
> to come by.
>
> My recommendation is to see if you can find a friend who's GOT one and
> play with it before you fork over for them yourself. (Not cheap.) They're
> VERY well made and worth the money if they suit your working style; I sold
> mine on about a week after it arrived because I just couldn't stand the
> thing.
pretty much why I find the "stock" Leica M and R straps
a "perfect compromise."
Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
Replies:
Reply from billcpearce at cox.net (Bill Pearce) ([Leica] Vedr: Vedr: M camera straps)
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In reply to:
Message from dennis.leicam6 at gmail.com (Dennis Kushner) ([Leica] M camera straps)
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Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] M camera straps)
Message from ftwno1 at yahoo.no (Geir) ([Leica] Vedr: M camera straps)
Message from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil Forrest) ([Leica] Vedr: M camera straps)
Message from ftwno1 at yahoo.no (Geir) ([Leica] Vedr: Vedr: M camera straps)
Message from rcmphoto at yahoo.com (R. Clayton McKee) ([Leica] Vedr: Vedr: M camera straps)