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Subject: Re: [OM] (OT) G12
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 09:36:44 -0400
For a few seconds I wasn't quite sure at what I was looking at until I 
saw the towel and realized you must be in the bathroom making use of the 
mirror.  Well done... with live view of course.  :-)

Chuck Norcutt


On 10/30/2010 8:23 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 10/27/2010 4:55 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>> .... So I'm in the market for one of those camera harness things that 
>> resemble what birders use to hold their 'nocks.
>>
>> Anyone got any recommendations of such devices that work? I seem to recall a 
>> shot of Moose wearing something like that once, but I saw no evidence of it 
>> on his visit.
>
> Here's the demo shot.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Miscellaneous/Images&image=IMG_1277ptlcrni.jpg>
>
> It was in a bag somewhere. Didn't use it, though. When I'm really shooting, 
> the camera spends a lot of time hanging from
> my hand by the hand strap, with the neck strap hanging down. so my neck gets 
> a lot of rest. That said, a long walk with
> little use of the camera is much easier with the harness.
>
> As you can see, mine has no brand on it. The crummy little umpteenth 
> generation photocopied sheet says Hugger Strap.
> I've tried a few on at various shops. Birding places that sell binocs tend to 
> have them. The shop at Maine Audubon's
> Gilsland Farm in Falmouth had a couple of kinds, but I didn't like either.
>
> The design is dead simple, and I think some are sort of cottage industry 
> products. The key to me is to get one with
> non-elastic straps. Most seem to use elastic. I find them less comfortable. 
> With a heavy camera, they tend to sag, which
> will only get worse with age. If I tighten them up the elastic stretches and 
> grabs against my clothes. Then it gets
> uncomfortable.
>
> With regular nylon straps, you can get a fit that holds the camera properly 
> while remaining loose and non-grabby so that
> it doesn't interfere with movement.
>
> For binoculars, we use a much lighter harness made from round nylon cord, 
> maybe 3/16", 1/4"?
>
> Moose Carryin' On
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