Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You wrote: > >>Does anyone else find themselves as frustrated as I am with Leitz's >brass strap lugs? > >My M2 (>1,000,000) got a new pair recently, no Viso. Superbly done by >John Maddox for reasonable cost. Also soft brass originals, now steel. >What gives, or am I the only one with this problem? > >ThomasP@nacm.com > Thomas, No, you're not the only one with strap lug problems. I just got back my backup M4P with replaced strap lugs. After losing one: During a break from taking pictures of a business meeting, I had the M4P - carrying a 21/2.8 Elmarit! - slung over my shoulder. On the way out of the hotel bathroom, I felt the strap give way. Before I could grab anything, the outfit bounced off the tile floor. After getting my breath back, I picked up the camera, lens still attached, and looked it over. Damage was a good knock on the corner of the rfr housing, but the lens didn't show any thing. What had happened was, one of the strap lugs completely, and suddenly, pulled out of the body and the camera and lens simply slithered off my shoulder. Not a good feeling. After the repair I asked Leitz NY if they had seen this before. No reply. I'm not sure how the new ones are attached, but you can bet I hold onto it ALL the time! Al