How to thread the strap around the leather pad?

[Warren T.]

I think the previous owner of my Bessa R did not thread the strap through the leather pads (next to the lugs) correctly. Can someone send me a picture of how theirs is threaded, or describe it to me?

Thanks in advance,

Warren

 

[Warren T.]

OK, that was a stupid question, right? I think I've got it figured out today when I finally had some time to look at it.

Warren

 

[rover]

Lug through pad, then split ring on lug outside of the pad. Is that how you did it?

 

[Warren T.]

yeah, that's how i did it, and I also threaded the strap through both the leather pad and the ring.

Warren

 

[tedwhite]

I just got a Bessa R. What leather pad?

 

[Warren T.]

hmmm, maybe mine was an aftermarket strap. it came with leather pads that go between the lugs and the rings to prevent scratching.

BTW, I'm very happy with my Bessa R w/35mm f2.5 Color Skopar.

I also tested my Jupiter-8 on the same test roll with very nice results.


Warren

 

[tedwhite]

Yes, you cleared that up for me. I thought you bought it new and it came with the leather pads, which made me think I got short changed.

What a small camera! Makes my Yashica GSN look ungainly in comparison.

Ted

 

[Fedzilla_Bob]

I am definitely digging the compactness of the bessa. And yep, the GSA is a brick next to it. Also, My fed with and Industar 22 is nearly double the weight.

Funny thing is, I was about to create a couple of "body protectors" from Foamies in order to keep down the scratches from any straps. Also a bottom protector of the same material.

Now I have something to use with my nice russian lenses while the FEDs are being tinkered with.

Ted, I still haven't found a good tool to remove that spare FED top.

 

[Warren T.]

I just figured out how to link an image.

Here's a picture of my Bessa, in case you were wondering about the leather pads.

I just picked up an inexpensive B&W UV filter on E-Prey, but I shot my first roll with the bare lens.

Warren

 

[Warren T.]

And here's a side by side size comparison of my Bessa R next to my very large Nikon F4 w/Tamron 24-135mm zoom.

Warren

 

[Fedzilla_Bob]

I have Skopar envy