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Subject: Fwd: [Leica] the one lug carry
From: faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)
Date: Sun Sep 10 06:16:58 2006
References: <82c9dd70609100605p6d013b27l3527501b63160d7d@mail.gmail.com> <20060910131516.22119.qmail@web56609.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

hey look at this - never seen the tripod mount hole used!
http://tinyurl.com/rzh9k
Eric
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bill Smith <wrs111445@yahoo.com>
Date: Sep 10, 2006 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] the one lug carry
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>

Luigi carries a braided strap now:
http://www.leicatime.com/000-STRAPS-page.htm. As always, his stuff is the
"finest made". Not an Italian used to the understatement.

Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote:  tried one once - for me, the
camera swings around on the hook too much.
attaching both strap clips to the lug keeps it stready.

Thought I saw nice leather braided straps somewhere once. Anyone know who
offers nice (ie, probably over the top $) straps?

Eric

On 9/10/06, Rei Shinozuka wrote:
>
>
> the transport model you are adopting sounds similar to
> Lutz Konermann's HOOK:
>
> http://www.leicagoodies.com/lehook.html
>
> -rei
>
> On Sep10 08:42, Eric Korenman wrote:
> > recently someone posted on different ways to carry the M body.
> > I have never been happy with the 2 lug over the shoulder thing - the
> camera
> > always slips off or shoot forward as you lean forward.
> >
> > I tried shortening up my leica strap to the min, attaching both 'clips'
> to
> > the right lug.
> > I carried it over my right shoulder, (practically in my armpit).
> > Seemed to work well, ready to go when I need it, but it stayed put.
> > I could also switch it to 'wrist wrap' mode' but not to tell because of
> the
> > wider hard plastic shoulder piece.
> >
> > First - is one lug carrying ok. I assume it it.
> > Second - any strap material better suited to this? I would think an
> > adjustable strong leather material would work better.
> >
> > Sunday morning obsessing..
> >
> > Eric
>
>
> --
> Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
> Ridgewood, New Jersey
>
>
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