How do you wear your street gear?

[atlfoto]

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Hi,

 

I was wandering which is the easiest way to carry two (or three) M lenses (say 35 & 50) and a M body while trying to capture these marvellous street scenes... It should let you change them as fast as possible and many times being stand up in the middle of the street without any place to put them down. What do you use?

[Guest stnami]

one lens

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[earleygallery]

or........35 & 90 and pockets.

[gravastar]

Documenting the Human Condition or ....... two cameras .

 

 

Bob.

[rickp13]

here's another thread on the same subject. there were apparently accessories for leica M baseplates which held an extra lens ready to change.

 

cheers

 

rick

 

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m8-forum/83739-leica-lens-carrier-m-m8.html

[aesop]

one lens

 

 

...definitely one lens.

[iShutterbug]

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I generally always use two camera bodies, two lenses, a 28mm/75mm combo for close quarters, a 35mm/90mm medium, 50mm/135mm long. Depends on the circumstances. Instead of a camera bag, I use a waist pouch so that when the cameras are inside nobody's the wiser.

[giordano]

 

It's called the Lens Holder M (14404), listed on the Leica website, and fits all film Ms. Decades ago one could buy replacement M baseplates with mounts for two lenses.

 

The thread Rick cited points to a couple of ways of adapting it for M8/M9. Because the baseplate fixings on these two aren't as robust as on the film Ms I'd be very cautious about using the Lens Holder M with a big heavy lens (e.g. 135mm, 75mm/1.4) but have never had the least uneasiness about using it on my M8 with a 35 or 50mm lens.

[farnz]

Depending whether I'm using second body or one body with two lenses, I'll use a Streetshooter (look in Erl's signature), which is an M body holder that clips to your belt or a Leicagoodies' STASH,whiich is small pouchthat hangs at waist level from an over the shoulder cord.

 

Pete.

[rickp13]

i don't want to turn this into ANOTHER bag thread, but this hip bag always catches my attention at the local outdoors shop. there might be room for a camera + lens in the center, and the two pouches (originally for bottles) look like they would easily hold even the larger M lenses.

 

i'd suggest it's safer to wear this or other solution around front where you can see it.

 

let us know what you decide on ..................

 

rick

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[Overgaard]

Having only one lens is a way to force your self to look with the viewpoint of that lens.

 

But sometimes you have plans and bring more than one lens. Either pockets or a small Billingham bag which can then also carry lightmeter, grey balance card, cleaning cloth and other stuff.

 

I think it's important only to have attention on the body and lens you are wearing. So the other stuff has to be out of the way and in a way so you don't worry or think about it.

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:)

[ericperlberg]

Only one lens at a time for me, there are more than enough images to photograph with one lens. Of course I'll miss the occasional shot because I don't have lens x or y but IMO on the streets (I'm not talking about touristy areas or main shopping streets) the lighter I travel and the less conspicuous I am the better I blend in and the safer I feel. I use one of these bags by Belstaff for carrying my camera and few incidentals. The bag doesn't look remotely like a camera bag and develops a wonderful used and beaten up look like an old pair of jeans.

[bill]

The Lens Carrier-M is a practical piece of kit, doubling as a handgrip/impromptu tabletop tripod with the right lens. The lens is secure, because it has a catch identical to the bayonet mount of your M. A useful tip is to get a body cap, drill a hole dead centre and fit it with a tripod bush. You can then use it as a quick release plate on a monopod or tripod.

 

The Benser Baseplate, if you can find one, was ingenious, but less practical, because of the weight and the innate imbalance of having two differently sized lenses hanging one at either end of your M.

 

Personally, I would either go with the carrier-M and one lens in the pocket, or get a back to back coupler and use that to carry two lenses together.

 

Finally, when out and about I always keep one pocket clean, tissue and lint and sharp object-free, and use it as a "third hand" when lens-changing.

 

Regards,

 

Bill

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What d'ya say, Skip....?

[lars_bergquist]

Bill, the Benser baseplate fitted the M1, M3 and M2 only. The change of the film loading system from the M4 on makes its use impossible. I have repeatedly urged Leica to produce something comparable. Now, with the M8/M9 and their centered tripod bushing, it should be possible to develop a competely external bracket with two lens attachements.

 

Having two lens attachments handy is good because you have someplace to put the lens you have just dismounted, while you attach the second. Otherwise, the procedure takes three hands, which is not standard equipment.

 

The old man from the Age of Walter Benser

[giordano]

Like Bill I should have remembered that the Benser plate doesn't fit the M4 onward.

 

However if the camera is on a neckstrap and it's not raining, two hands are plenty for changing lenses, e.g.

• Hold new lens in left hand, remove rear cap and place in pocket or between teeth
  
• Remove current lens from body with right hand (right thumb presses lens release)
  
• Attach new lens with left hand
  
• Transfer old lens to left hand, retrieve and fit rear cap.
  

[Guest Bernd Banken]

a friend made me a leather pouch to carry with my belt. It's unobtrusive and very fast....

 

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[budrichard]

Trying to change lenses in a fast moving environment is an invitation for disaster.

Disaster at missing pictures and disaster at dropping equipment. I decide before I go, what is needed for what i want to do. Wandering around with a camera with no aim in mind is senseless.

I usually have two M7's with Motor M's and 35mm and 70mm. If I use a 21mm, i switch to a single M7 with Leicavit usually. The 21mm requires a lot of work for correct framing and the M7 allows one to concetrate on composing and framing, believe it or not you still have to focus with a 21mm and the Leicavit takes a little wieght off. If I need a faster response, I just put a Motor M on but generally the 21mm doesn't lend itself to fast situations.

My advise is to think before you go, about what your are going to do, with what lens or lenses and film, and then take just what is needed and forget about changing lenses.-Dick