Buttons are silent, and do not close themselves when you want them open. Snaps are convenient, but do go "pop" when you open them. A seamstress can remove the velcro, make button holes and put on buttons for you.
-graywolf Cotty wrote: > On a related note - in my daily job I wear a Domke photo vest, have done > now for half-a dozen years - although not the same one! They wear, and I > replace about once every 18 months or so (I have a few new ones on stand- > by). The one thing I hate most is the main side pockets are > Velcronified ;-) and that's a show-stopper for me. I constantly reach > in those pockets for a radio mic, phone, headphones, batteries, bits and > bobs, and if I peeled the Velcro during a press conference or quiet > interview, my name would be mud. Hence, whenever I unpack a new one, I > get the sewing kit out and unpick the hooks part of the Velcro and take > them off. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

