Re: hot shoe cover?

[John Coyle]

I used to, when I had an ME strap which was the wide version, glue a couple 
of film canisters in between the doubled part of the strap, laying 
horizontally when the strap was on my shoulder or around my neck.  That way, 
the film slid out very easily with a slight movement.  The canisters were 
the modern type with the pop-on plastic lids, and I never found that to be a 
problem.

Of course,now I'm mainly shooting digital....maybe I could do the same for 
all the little covers the *istD has!

John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: hot shoe cover?


A trick I learned from a couple of old pros many years ago, and something I
doubt many people here would consider, but I'll mention it anyway: we'd 
get
a Kodak film cannister or two (what are now considered to be the antique 
or
vintage aluminum ones) with the screw on caps, and tape them to the thin
leather camera straps we used.  They were perfect for carrying a roll of
spare film, change, or little odds and ends.  Of course, in those days we
didn't have all the fancy accessories that we have today, and had to
improvise a lot.  Personally, I still like that old trick .... simple,
cheap, sturdy, and, to me, the old cannisters look real cool taped to the
old straps.  The new plastic cannisters, BTW, don't work near as well.

Shel

[Original Message]
From: Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 21:50:30 CST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Doug said:
> > I haven't found an aftermarket strap with those pockets.
>
> Boy was I annoyed to find the *istD strap didn't have them either.
> (And to find out how much B&H wanted for one of the straps that does
have
> pockets, new. Didn't buy it.)
Wow, that _is_ annoying.  I guess I'll have to start looking on eBay
for MZ-series straps! :-)