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Re: [OM] People do the craziest things & also some pretty wonderfulones

Subject: Re: [OM] People do the craziest things & also some pretty wonderfulones . . .
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:06:39 -0400
Or girl takes camera without strap, holds it against her stomach and 
lets go.  "Oh, I forgot, no strap".   There's a case for everything.
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Jan Steinman wrote:
>> From: John Hermanson <bzgrpu1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> She saw no problem just carrying the camera around in her hand, "I  
>> don't
>> need a strap".
> 
> On the other hand, I've twice seen straps damage a camera.
> 
> The scenario: person places camera on table or counter, with strap  
> dangling down. Someone brushes the side of the table or counter, strap  
> catches, pulls camera onto floor.
> 
> John replaced my wife's viewfinder in her OM-4t after such a scenario.  
> And she was not the first time I had seen that, and I had warned her  
> about dangling the strap! I would have just written it off as her  
> expensive lesson, except I was paying the bills at the time...
> 
> Personally, I put web or thick nylon cord loops through the eyelets or  
> slots provided for the strap. I make them just big enough to get my  
> first two fingers through, snugly. I can then "drop" the camera, have  
> it hanging by my fingers, and raise it up and instantly grab the body  
> again.
> 
> On the rare occasions I do want a strap, it attaches to the nylon  
> loops, keeping the camera body out of the way of scratches from the  
> strap buckle.
> 
>> Knowing how a young person might handle the camera...
> 
> Yea, young people are another matter entirely. I hope you told her not  
> to dangle the strap off the edge of the table!
> 
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> :::: Jan Steinman <http://www.VeggieVanGogh.com> ::::
> 
> 
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