Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, Well, yes it is trivial, but then this is the LUG. Personnaly I think you should wear your camera strap at whatever length you like best. Steve Annapolis - ---------- >From: Doug Cooper <visigoth@echonyc.com> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Strap Length >Date: Mon, Feb 28, 2000, 10:52 AM > > > > This may seem trivial, but I'm interested in what kind of strap length > Leica users generally prefer. The Magnum photographers all seem to wear > their cameras just above the belt, and this strikes me as ergonomically > peculiar. I keep the strap as short as possible, so the that the camera > doesn't swing about when I'm running, and the distance from chest to eye > is minimal. (It sits on my solar plexus, approximately.) > > Rollei TLRs are similar: I've never understood why anyone would want the > camera hanging at waist level, when you have to lift it to your face to > focus. > > > Douglas Cooper > > >