Denys Posted May 8, 2020 Share #1 Posted May 8, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) It seems too long since the last “what’s the best strap?” thread - and this caught my eye.. ..a bit of parachute cord and metal ring from a hand grenade. Photo from Leitz auction catalogue. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/309310-best-strap-make-do-and-mend/?do=findComment&comment=3969151'>More sharing options...
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250swb Posted May 8, 2020 Share #2 Posted May 8, 2020 A classic design, the ring is to put your finger through for a good grip, a great idea but I wouldn't want to be the person who's parachute it was from. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirubadanieru Posted May 8, 2020 Share #3 Posted May 8, 2020 After that showed up online some people started making them so if you search you might be able to find it I like it a lot too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted May 8, 2020 Share #4 Posted May 8, 2020 Back around 1970 I used parachute cord for straps on my IIIf and Leicaflex SL - but no metal ring. The cord could be compressed just enough to fit through the strap lugs, was so soft it caused no damage to the finish, coiled around the wrist to a nice grip, and took up no space in the bag. This was true army parachute cord: a thin, hollow woven tube. The stuff you buy now is stiffer, with filler inside, and isn't suitable. Of course, I still have a groove in the top of my shoulder from letting the Leicaflex hang from it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabrielaszalos Posted May 8, 2020 Share #5 Posted May 8, 2020 I love Luigi's strap. Absolutely great leather quality, it's soft and pliable. I got the Tazio strap recently. luigicases.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Albertson Posted May 9, 2020 Share #6 Posted May 9, 2020 12 hours ago, 250swb said: A classic design, the ring is to put your finger through for a good grip, a great idea but I wouldn't want to be the person who's parachute it was from. I think that's Sean Flynn's M2, the one he left in Paris before he took off to Cambodia for the last time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted May 9, 2020 Share #7 Posted May 9, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) 6 hours ago, Chuck Albertson said: I think that's Sean Flynn's M2, the one he left in Paris before he took off to Cambodia for the last time. I think you are right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denys Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted May 9, 2020 2 hours ago, 250swb said: I think you are right. It was his camera; I didn’t know about where he left it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denys Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted May 9, 2020 21 hours ago, shirubadanieru said: After that showed up online some people started making them so if you search you might be able to find it I like it a lot too I have thoughts along the same line - can’t make my mind up about the tag-line.. ..either “always carry a parachute” or “always carry a grenade”.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denys Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted May 9, 2020 20 hours ago, TomB_tx said: Back around 1970 I used parachute cord for straps on my IIIf and Leicaflex SL - but no metal ring. The cord could be compressed just enough to fit through the strap lugs, was so soft it caused no damage to the finish, coiled around the wrist to a nice grip, and took up no space in the bag. This was true army parachute cord: a thin, hollow woven tube. The stuff you buy now is stiffer, with filler inside, and isn't suitable. Of course, I still have a groove in the top of my shoulder from letting the Leicaflex hang from it. Interesting! I’m in no position to judge old parachute cord with new.. ..for what it’s worth, the bit pictured is vintage Vietnam. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaakov Posted May 10, 2020 Share #11 Posted May 10, 2020 I tried it out myself but it was not very comfortable on the shoulder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted May 10, 2020 Share #12 Posted May 10, 2020 6 hours ago, Yaakov said: I tried it out myself but it was not very comfortable on the shoulder. This is just guesswork but if you were in a firefight you'd want your camera around your neck resting on your chest where you can get to it, not set at a jaunty angle on your shoulder? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted May 11, 2020 Share #13 Posted May 11, 2020 13 hours ago, 250swb said: This is just guesswork but if you were in a firefight you'd want your camera around your neck resting on your chest where you can get to it, not set at a jaunty angle on your shoulder? Sounds a bit 'Alan Partridge' to me to speculate on a Leica forum about the best method of carrying your camera for use in a "firefight". 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted May 11, 2020 Share #14 Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, wattsy said: Sounds a bit 'Alan Partridge' to me to speculate on a Leica forum about the best method of carrying your camera for use in a "firefight". Do you know who Sean Flynn was? Edit, here is a clue https://petapixel.com/2018/01/30/story-sean-flynns-leica-m2/ Edited May 11, 2020 by 250swb 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted May 11, 2020 Share #15 Posted May 11, 2020 5 hours ago, 250swb said: Do you know who Sean Flynn was? I do. (I've also heard of Henri Cartier-Bresson if you ever feel the need to ask). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted May 11, 2020 Share #16 Posted May 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, wattsy said: I do. (I've also heard of Henri Cartier-Bresson if you ever feel the need to ask). Of course you did. And of course Leica 'gear' has lost it's utility over the recent years, but Flynn wasn't trying to impress anybody with his camera strap or how soft, luxurious, and expensive it was, he was making photographs while other people shot at him, so yes obviously in explaining that 'Alan Partridge' becomes the natural touchstone to explain why photojournalists die. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted May 12, 2020 Share #17 Posted May 12, 2020 8 hours ago, 250swb said: so yes obviously in explaining that 'Alan Partridge' becomes the natural touchstone to explain why photojournalists die. I'm always impressed by how unintelligible your sentences often are but, just in case you misunderstood, I was suggesting that you were being a bit 'Alan Partridge', not Flynn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted May 12, 2020 Share #18 Posted May 12, 2020 57 minutes ago, wattsy said: I'm always impressed by how unintelligible your sentences often are but, just in case you misunderstood, I was suggesting that you were being a bit 'Alan Partridge', not Flynn. My point was that it was Alan Partridge who came into your mind when I was talking about Flynn being a war photographer. Let's remind ourselves who actually had the 'Alan Partridge' moment by missing the whole point of the thread..... 21 hours ago, wattsy said: Sounds a bit 'Alan Partridge' to me to speculate on a Leica forum about the best method of carrying your camera for use in a "firefight". ..... where you took my description of Flynn's camera as 'speculation' and hence an overreaction. So as far as speculation goes are you saying he didn't get into firefights and rig his strap to keep a better hold of it? Be honest, you didn't know who Flynn was and mistook a fair description of how his camera was used as an 'Alan Partridge' moment of overreaction. Or aren't we supposed to talk war and photography "on a Leica forum"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gabrielaszalos Posted May 17, 2020 Share #20 Posted May 17, 2020 Call it what you will, but I find Luigi's strap to be my ultimate strap. It looks beautiful to my eyes. This is the Tazio strap, Natural Aged Brown, 115cm custom size. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/309310-best-strap-make-do-and-mend/?do=findComment&comment=3975045'>More sharing options...
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