tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post8025649985269624818..comments2024-03-06T23:26:09.961+00:00Comments on The Online Darkroom: What's not to Leica?Bruce Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13888340033630703603noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-47015293697344129482017-10-18T08:45:45.751+01:002017-10-18T08:45:45.751+01:00Not entirely frivolous. I was thinking of a story ...Not entirely frivolous. I was thinking of a story my grandfather told me of a miner who took his hot tea in the glass innards of a Thermos flask down to the coalface, wrapped in a sock. For some reason, the outer part had vanished and being a Yorkshireman, he was opposed to unnecessary expense of any kind. Yorkshire and Scotland share a reputation for creative parsimony, but in Yorkshire, they DavidMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-74841882573911719052017-10-16T09:22:15.370+01:002017-10-16T09:22:15.370+01:00Haha. Well, we've had the Ralph Gibson Leica s...Haha. Well, we've had the Ralph Gibson Leica so why not the Frank Spencer version? Non-UK readers and those below 40 will have to Google that one.Bruce Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888340033630703603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-56778262064764697732017-10-16T09:16:54.438+01:002017-10-16T09:16:54.438+01:00This is beginning to sound as if you're going ...This is beginning to sound as if you're going to knit a tiny Fair Isle pullover for it.<br>Now I've said that, slipping it into a sock would protect it from scratches and envious eyes. Socks are widely available. Fishing socks? Are there fishing socks?DavidMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-18693481398309030912017-10-16T05:21:24.046+01:002017-10-16T05:21:24.046+01:00Sorry that should have said Bushcraft, not Woodcra...Sorry that should have said Bushcraft, not Woodcraft . . and Ernst Haas - well yes, I can see bits and bobs.Herman Sheephousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187303211437458425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-42528098077213393842017-10-15T19:58:36.633+01:002017-10-15T19:58:36.633+01:00Hope its real paracord Bruce - do a test, though t...Hope its real paracord Bruce - do a test, though that being said it should be fine for the lightness of the leica. If you google say Woodcraft and paracord weaving, there's some enterprising souls with a lot of time on their hands who have come up with some really interesting braided wrist things which you could adapt - the more I write this the more I think you have had a great idea here.<brHerman Sheephousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187303211437458425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-44080391750855345782017-10-15T14:37:40.325+01:002017-10-15T14:37:40.325+01:00I've got a plan in mind involving braided para...I've got a plan in mind involving braided paracord. Just bought 25ft of the stuff from EBay for 99p including postage - enough for five straps. I'll let you know how it goes once I've worked out the braiding routine. Might need Cath's assistance.Bruce Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888340033630703603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-24766566870224504762017-10-15T13:35:56.929+01:002017-10-15T13:35:56.929+01:00Small thought: Those lanyard things that are used ...Small thought: Those lanyard things that are used for identity tags are very cheap and sturdy and might be useful for maintaining contact with the camera. Soft enough to wrap around the hand or reap round the camera when in its bag. I use one for a meter. They are also available in bright colours, which could reduce the apparent seriousness of the camera. Might even reduce its appeal to an DavidMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-77251248967725074252017-10-15T12:25:36.123+01:002017-10-15T12:25:36.123+01:00Phil,Ernst Haas? I'll settle for that. Haha. F...Phil,<br>Ernst Haas? I'll settle for that. Haha. Funny thing is that I've loved his colour work since my twenties. He was one of the few stars I was familiar with having seen his stuff in library books. Don't worry about the Leica man-jewellery thing. It's harmless enough but, to me, is just another case of style over substance. I'm not the street photography type: I'd Bruce Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888340033630703603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-72130262845195852252017-10-15T09:30:45.729+01:002017-10-15T09:30:45.729+01:00On your advice, I looked up Steve Huff. How can I ...On your advice, I looked up Steve Huff. <br>How can I live without a pokerwork hot-shoe cover? How can you? Yeee-Ha! <br>Looking forward to the pictures...<br>DavidMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719486201539486143.post-9878320430175606052017-10-15T06:19:48.835+01:002017-10-15T06:19:48.835+01:00Ah, the campness of Leica sundries - take it from ...Ah, the campness of Leica sundries - take it from me Bruce, don't go down that route - this stuff, whilst REALLY beautiful, just seems like a good way to milk you of your money - the prices are extraordinary.<br><br>I've carried the M2 around on the wrist strap from my old Olympus MjU, but have abandoned that in favour of a Domke Gripper neck strap, which works nicely and is pliable and Herman Sheephousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187303211437458425noreply@blogger.com