Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/18
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on 17/2/00 10:46 pm, Godfrey DiGiorgi at ramarren@bayarea.net wrote:
> It is, I bought one for the princely sum of about $30. Unfortunately, it
> doesn't quite do it for me. The neckstrap lugs are mounted a little too
> high on the body for me to keep my wrist in the strap comfortably and work
> the shutter release/wind lever properly. It would be better if there was a
> plate bolted to the camera baseplate that the strap attached to instead.
> The strap itself is also somewhat thick and inflexible. It's unfortunate
> because I like the idea of a security wrist strap a lot more than a neck
> strap. Something in a nylon weave with a thin leather covering would be
> better.
I have a strange thing marked 'Canon', a machined black cylinder of metal
which screws into the tripod hole, and has a wriststrap attached. It's
obviously meant to be a handgrip, and it's a nice idea, but unfortunately it
doesn't quite work.
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