[Leica] camera/bag strap question

[Mark Rabiner]

I make sure the bag strap is long enough to have it sitting next to me with the strap still around my neck. It has to be pretty darned long for that.
At times, I’ve gotten Domke strapping and put that on a Domke bag which had always been most of my bags to get that longer length; replacing the short strap with a kind of hand made longer one I’ve gotten good at it.
And they will reach in and grab stuff out of there in the subway so I don’t have it hanging open and keep it in front of me.
And the bag itself is the flat messenger ubiquitous shape that both execs and students use to hold documents but still does not say “camera bag” to people even though they are so popular for that purpose now.

 
 

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Mark William Rabiner
Photographer

On 8/4/17, 10:43 AM, "LUG on behalf of Gerry Walden" <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of gerry.walden at icloud.com> wrote:

    I must agree with Gene. I have always felt totally safe in Barcelona, although I think lluis knows different on rare occasions. I feel it is usually a matter of common sense (he said clutching wood for good luck!)
    
    Gerry
    
    > On 4 Aug 2017, at 15:27, Gene Duprey <geneduprey2015 at gmail.com> wrote:
    > 
    > Never had any problems in Barcelona or any other place in Europe.  Just
    > know where you are and who is around you , just like in any city in the U.S.
    > 
    > Gene
    > 
    > 
    > On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 12:34 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
    > wrote:
    > 
    >> Well, my Wife would say that if you leave your handbag ( or camera bag) on
    >> the seat next to you, in a restaurant ( in San Sebastian, to be precise) a
    >> thief will walk off with it, even If you do have the wire in the strap.
    >> 
    >> 
    >> 
    >> Frank Filippone
    >> 
    >> Red735i at verizon.net
    >> 
    >> Asking the wisdom of the LUG: We are headed to Barcelona and other places
    >> in
    >> Spain later this year, and I have been reading up on the thieves,
    >> pickpockets etc.  I see there are several makers of camera and bag straps
    >> with cut-resistant metal lining or cable, and was wondering if anyone has a
    >> particular recommendation.  I would like for the camera strap to be
    >> flexible
    >> but that might not be in the cards.  Thanks as always.
    >> 
    >> Ken
    >> 
    >> 
    >> 
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