[Leica] camera/bag strap question

[Bill Pearce]

Up strap is the best.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Robert Adler
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2017 3:10 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] camera/bag strap question

check out up-strap
good and inexpensive


Bob Adler
www.robertadlerphotography.com
*"Capturing Light One Frame At A Time"*

On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 12:37 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> 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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