Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> But wait, Steve...Do these tie wraps come in black and chrome? Do they > carry the Leica red dot? Are they made in Germany? If not, why would one > possibly consider sullying ones Leica gear with such utilitarian crap, > available to any peasant with a buck or two to spend? My God, man, have > you no sense of taste or decorum? > > What? Using this "tie wrap" makes it easier to focus more accurately? > > That proves my point! Leica gear is for acquiring, not using. Why, if > one uses it, one risks scratching it - and that is a risk no real Leica > owner would ever take. > > Sincerely, > > Outraged In Boston Dear Outraged in Boston, Abbey can understand how you would be red faced with rage over such a simple device available for only pennies at any True Value store even in Iowa. Yes, I myself was flabbergasted when this ridiculously simple solution arose when one day i was crawling around underneath my 30 year-old Alfa Romeo and seeing the muffler to tailpipe connection made by, "blimey", a bli*)%**@ing thin plastic strip. In a momentous moment i realized the solution to my tabless Summicron a TIE WRAP. In my excitement I banged my head sufficiently hard enough on the sway bar to momentarily see stars as I bolted out from under the Alfa and jumped into my high-end German Sport Sedan, laden with greasy hands and clothes, and practically flew, 'though always careful to stop for children in the crosswalks, to my local hardware store. I rushed in with eyes ablaze, yelling out, "where are those thin plastic thingies with the dohicky on the end?" "Huh?" the girl said. "Nevermind." says I, as I ran to the electrical department. And there they were, all lined up in their respective compartments, LEICA LENS TABS. Black ones, red ones, white ones, oops no chrome ones, oh well. I grabbed a package of 10 for $1.29 and while maddly rushing to the checkout grabbed a red Sharpie, which I instinctively knew i would need. And there you have it my dearest 'Boston' a simple solution from a simple being. Abbey (who thinks the best solutions in life are the cheapest ones) > > Steve LeHuray wrote: >> >> try using a 'tie wrap'. That is a thin piece of plastic normally used to >> bundle wiring together, wrap it around your lens and into a do-hicky that >> will hold it firmly in place, then snip off the excess and you have an >> instant tab. And if you do not like it just cut it off. You can position it >> anywhere you want on the lens. Any hardware store would carry them in >> different sizes. >> >> sl >