Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If a camera above the belt strikes you, aren't you glad it is suspended above the belt? - ----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck Albertson <chucko@siteconnect.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 8:45 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Strap Length > As a rule of thumb, it should be just long enough to reach the camera. > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > >