Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/27
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At 9:22 PM -0800 3/27/01, Bill wrote:
>Steve Barbour writes:
>
>> Dear Ken...I regret your dissatisfaction. Life is
>tough.Please send me the
>> camera minus the case, strap, and rings, and I will send
>you $ 500.... by
>> return mail.
>> ----- Steve
>
>Well, I give him another $5 for the strap and rings. I like
>the M6 strap and rings so much that I bought a set to carry
>the Bessa R. I'll use this set to put on my M3. I have
>used enough horse tack to know what lasts and what will
>break.
>
>~bill
>from the heartland of California
The new style steel rings on the straps will wear out the old style
brass strap lugs quite quickly, as the steel used is somewhat
abrasive. Chromed split rings will let the lugs last a lot longer.
Seemed obvious once Sherry Krauter pointed this out to me (got new
steel lugs on my M4).
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