Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ah, the hat thread. Maybe the car thread will finally be forgotten. Anyhow, my 2 cents: Like Marc, I am fortunate to have a full head of hair, and I don't like hats either. But I also have fair skin, and so need some protection in a place like New Mexico (where I love to photograph). I bought a hat last summer called "The Ultimate Hat," which came in several flavors; this line of hats resembles the Tilleys I've seen in ads. Mine has a huge brim and keeps the sun off very well. However, I think I look silly in it, so I only wear it when at photo sites in the hot sun (vanity, vanity...).. I use sunblock too, but you have to watch it or the grease gets on the camera. At 10:26 AM 12/30/96 -0800, you wrote: >J. Redfern wrote: >> >> >Excuse me. I'm of the age (46) where we Don't Wear Hats unless in the military or the like. What in the blazes is a 'Tilley hat'? >> Otherwise known as "spot the american tourist hat" to those of us >> from the other side of the pond. ;> >> Sturdy and practical they may be and always to be found advertised in the back of grey power magazines but they look silly on anyone. >> "J" > >No doubt about it, except why aren't they known as the Canadian tourist >hat, since they originate there? > >The Tilley hat and knockoffs are unusual these days, but do require that >you know when to wear them. I wear mine only on the water and >backpacking. I often wear a felt hat for everyday. > >To me, the silliest hat is the Baseball hat, especially for >photographers, since they have to be turned backwards to use the camera >vertically. And for sailing you need a cord and clips to connect hat to >jacket so it doesn't fall off in the wind and into the water, and when >you turn the hat backwards to shoot, the cord gets all tangled. If >there is any "american Tourist" hat, surely the baseball cap is it. It >has absolutely no class at all. > >I just wish I still had plenty of hair on top so a hat would not be so >important against the sun. > >So "J," what is the best hat for a photographer that meets the standards >of acceptance around the world and doesn't look silly?? > >Donal Philby >Sunny San Diego (where I went sailing yesterday in a T-shit) > Charles E. Love, Jr. CEL14@CORNELL.EDU