Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:24 PM 5/8/96 +0000, you wrote: > >> Neck strap act as a parachute? Right. This is a joke, and I'm overreacting >> to your note, eh? > >It *could* make the difference between 400km/h and 100km/h. >You need only twice the surface to get the latter instead of the >first.... >The average human does 200km/h in a free fall. I think the >weight/surface ratio of a Leica is a tad higher though....;-)) No doubt about it. But a neckstrap twice the surface area of an SL? You must have never seen an SL. They are MOOSES! <G> In fact, there may have not even been a neck strap for all we know, they can get in the way when in cramped quarters (I was just shooting in a Cessna yesterday trying to photography the pilot and my strap got in the way more than once) and the SL's motor has a good grip (though in a strange place). Who knows? Back in those days were there those lame wide straps we see so much of these days? I've only been shooting since '78. ========================== Eric Welch Grants Pass Daily Courier