Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/27

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Subject: [Leica] streetshooter
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Sat Sep 27 11:30:43 2008
References: <20080927013233.79020CC9@resin18.mta.everyone.net>

Alastair,

IMO one of the better things of the Leica M, is that is a small camera  
on your hands, the IIIF even better. I've never tried this accessory,  
but I think that camera with it will be too "big"

Cheers
Lluis


El 27/09/2008, a las 10:32, Alastair Firkin escribi?:

> As you know, I'm home from almost 3 weeks "walking the streets" of  
> Paris. I used my M8's, with a variety of lenses. The M8 remains a  
> great street camera, and despite its known quirkyness is a joy to  
> use BUT if you are using an M camera for street work and you do not  
> have John Amiet's streetshooter --- GET ONE or TWO. Clipping the M  
> to your hip the "streetshooter" is fantastic. With the smaller  
> Summarit 35mm lens, it sat under my coat safe and discrete, ready to  
> draw out at any time. When using 2 cameras, I could use one on the  
> hip and the other around the neck or both on the hips. The hold is  
> amazingly secure, and works well with longer lenses including  
> heavier ones like my Tri Elmars and Noctilux -- though you do have  
> to remember you are quite a bit wider in the hips with these lenses.  
> So as they say  "do yourself a favour" and check out this little  
> ripper. Designed by a professional street shooter its better than  
> most other additional options I"ve seen our used. I have NO !
> financial relation ship with this product, other than an investment  
> in 3 or them
>
> http://www.lfi-online.com/ceemes/article/show/10167
>
> for the M8
>
> and
>
> http://www.lfi-online.com/ceemes/article/show/10166
>
> for the film cameras
>
> Cheers
>
> Alastair
>
>
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In reply to: Message from afirkin at afirkin.com (Alastair Firkin) ([Leica] streetshooter)