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Subject: [Leica] Which camera would you always carry on your pocket?
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue Sep 5 07:37:18 2006
References: <3a6.30bd7eb.322ec4ac@aol.com> <00c201c6d0f7$81989d80$a302a8c0@ted>

On Sep 5, 2006, at 7:28 AM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Sonny offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Which camera would you always carry on your  
> pocket?
>
>
>> I found that when I carried a camera in my pocket, it was  
>> sometimes too much trouble to get it out and take a picture, kinda  
>> like a never-ready case.<<
>
>> My solution is to carry a camera on a strap.  I carry an M7 with 35
> summicron, or a Pentax K100 d with a 28mm f2.8.<<
>
> Hi Sonny,
> Absolutely! If one is going to carry a camera it should be on the  
> shoulder, whichever shoulder one is most comfortable with, loaded,  
> cocked, no lens cap and most certainly no damn closed case!
>
> It should always be ready to use in the blink of an eye. In the  
> pocket as you say, is useless as being in a case.
>
> from experince sadly. :-(


right on Ted...  you are the ultimate pragmatist...

and it must be added  :-)

that given a choice between sitting at the computer theorizing... and  
the alternative...the alternative with ANY  camera will miss far less  
shots...

so out I go...

have a good day all...

;-)

Steve

>
> ted
>
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