On 03/01/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting. I've never experienced fatigue factor with any camera, but > I hold them only when shooting. The rest of the time they hang around > my neck. Helps prevent costly drops as well as eliminating fatigue.
I do a lot of bush walking and if the camera isn't out and accessible then I inevitably miss shots of birds and other critters. It would be great to be able to use a strap but generally it far easier and safer to remove the strap and carry the camera by hand. I used to carry my LX with my fingers hooded around the grip (which is part of the reason that I busted my 31mm and LX a few years back when I slipped on a slimy rock in a stream, I should have taken the time to actually put it back in my pack) and the *ist D though I could not do quite that was pretty comfortable to grip for hours at a time. Straps get caught up on twigs and such and can literally be a pain in the neck. I also tend to have my camera in hand during any live music performances that I shoot, straps simply get in the way and at those types of venues generally it's hold on to whatever you want to keep (and don't fumble and drop little tiny memory cards). It's great that we're not all the same (except when it to my disadvantage). -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
