Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]See Angeline, I told you the question was not silly, we've already made it into a day-long topic. You should be proud of yourself! Eric advises Angeline: > > I'm with Mark. I go strapless. Tried it both ways. Camera and a few rolls of film go into a small waist pack. When I lean over to get a drink at a > water fountain, I don't have to worry about smacking my camera into > anything. When not shooting, I have both hands free rather than one holding on the camera. My waist carries enough wait that a little more doesn't matter. My neck doesn't like carrying weight. My head must be too big already! :) SonC replies with his reasoning: I agree with Eric and Mark to an extent, and I often carry the camera with a couple wraps of the strap around my hand. It comes from my news days with a B&H movie camera, strap on the palm just feels more secure. Mark correctly points out, a strap around your neck increases the camera's visibility; but I say, the strap around your hand adds the benefit of security from a grab thief. Usually my innate clumsiness comes to the forefront and I'm likely to butterfinger a camera while changing film or lens on an M6 . . . hence the dependence on the strap. I've had a couple of "water fountain " instances with the strap around my shoulder, but they're rare. Regards, SonC http://www.SonC.com