Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/29

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Subject: [Leica] Re: M8 Neck strap Failure
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Thu Mar 29 18:07:45 2007

I also wonder if the strap was improperly installed.  Looking at the 
instructions and my own experience with this strap.  Since the strap is also 
held internal to the loop, even if the plastic collar would break, it still 
should have been held by the metal loop.  Since he could not find the loop 
to verify it had failed, I read his orignal post on the RFF, there is no 
real way to determine just what/where the failure was.  This is not a cheap 
shot just a valid question, especially from the excellent history of this 
strap for reliability.  It is also irresponcible to blame the damaged camera 
on Leica quality failure or lack of quality without proper investigation and 
evidence.  

Gene

-------------- Original message from Photo Phreak <leicam4pro@yahoo.com>: 
-------------- 


> I think you are taking some really cheap shots at someone when you were 
> not 
> there to see what happened and why. 
> 
> It is one thing to rib a friend privately, but you are not showing much 
> class 
> here..... 
> 
> 
> 
> Montie wrote: 
> >I don't think the neck strap failed I think what failed was the guys 
> >NECK! 
> 
> 
> Mark Rabiner 
> 8A/109s 
> New York, NY 
> 
> markrabiner.com 
> 
> 
> Or the round heavy thing just above his neck failed. My 
> guess is that the guy didn't have the slide/clip snapped 
> in properly or all the way. 
> 
> Montie 
> 
> 
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