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Trigger finger
kshapero is offline
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My strap broke off
While walking down a city sidewalk, my neck strap just released itself from my camera body (M3), I caught my camera within an inch or two of the pavement. In 40 years of shooting, I have never had that happen.
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Akiva--yikes!
Glad to hear the M3 is OK.
What kind of strap was it?
Paul
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Sounds like a tremendous catch. This can mean one of two things.
A) This is a long-awaited sign from the gods that you should finally go for a professional baseball career.
B) You are in fact some sort of secret samurai, like the girl who catches the falling cup in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
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Am eager to know what type of strap gave in...
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It must have been a clip that released ?
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Good to hear that you were able to catch your M3!
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I'm glad you were able to catch your M3
It might have dented the pavement. Joe
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Never say never...
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its good to know you unleash your super catch ability to save that innocence M3.
can you take a photo of the strap so we can avoid it.
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I keep telling people, but apparently no one listens. Velcro on the strap and velcro on the epaulettes or nape of your shooting shirt, jacket or vest. If the ring, clip or whatever attaching the strap to the camera fails, the velcro will keep the strap from sliding off and the camera will simply dangle by the other end of the strap.
It has happened to me a couple of times with heavy motor-driven SLR cameras as well as lighter rangefinders, without any problems or broken gear.
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The perpetual new guy.
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Wow, nice catch. If it were me, instead of catching it I would have probably accidently booted it down the street mid-stride.
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There is a ninja in our midst! Nice catch.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbsinto
I keep telling people, but apparently no one listens. ...
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Ha ha... me too!
I check my strap before donning my camera -- every time.
I also check that my lens cap is off (but I probably should have saved that for another thread that is sure to happen again.) 
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Trigger finger
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Originally Posted by Paulbe
Akiva--yikes!
Glad to hear the M3 is OK.
What kind of strap was it?
Paul
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It was a Domke gripper. |
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Trigger finger
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Originally Posted by daveleo
It must have been a clip that released ?
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Yes the clip on the right side. |
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Oh dear... one of my favorite straps. Where and how exactly did it fail?
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Trigger finger
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Well thanks folks, I am not a secret ninja, just lucky, real lucky.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kshapero
Well thanks folks, I am not a secret ninja, just lucky, real lucky.
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Wow, quick reflexes.....and yes, you are lucky, good catch......
so when are we gonna hook up?....I'll send you a PM
cheers, michael |
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yes good reflexes. its fascinating how our brains work and "act now, think later" mode switches on automatically.
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Originally Posted by kshapero
It was a Domke gripper.
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I like those grippers very much ande use them on all my cameras. I wrap the ends with electrical tape, because this has happened to me, too. With an M3 yet!
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I use the Domke straps without the clips...only because I didn't want that to happen to me...A few of mine need replacing due to them being really worn out...
Good catch...I didn't want to hear that another camera hit the ground due to an old leather strap or a clip disconnecting...
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I have recenntly pulled out my M7 from the camera bag, and to my astonishment I've seen that one of the lugs came off from the camera body, and the strap was loose... Evidently I have broken the screws securing the lug by pushing the camera into a bag that was packed too tightly... The moral: I need a repair, and a bigger bag ! 
This is the one I've just ordered, they are really beautiful:
http://www.foggspecialistbags.com/fo...tchels/b-minor |
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scary, but this is why i always loop my strap around my arm, if one of the lugs fails i will still be able to catch the camera before it hits the ground.
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Not to thread-jack, but... I've found the little black plastic thing on the standard Leica strap to be somewhat fragile. Mine just broke in the bag. Is it possible to replace that one part, or do you have to buy a whole new strap?
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Originally Posted by Vics
I like those grippers very much ande use them on all my cameras. I wrap the ends with electrical tape, because this has happened to me, too. With an M3 yet!
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Hate to burst your bubble but mine was wrapped with electric tape, also. |
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