seajak
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I recently found a new (to me anyway) neck strap on the Crumpler site called the Popular Disgrace. I had replaced the A&A cloth strap on my M6 with the original Leica strap because the A&A was too short to wear across the body. However, I usually wear T-shirts and the rubber pad on the Leica strap is really uncomfortable on bare skin 
. The Popular Disgrace is a perfect replacement, just a discreet (I chose black ) one-piece nylon strap with no metal to scratch the camera. The neoprene pad is covered with a silky smooth synthetic which feels very nice against the skin but wouldn't give much grip if it was worn on one shoulder. The nicest part is that the neck pad is long enough to still take the weight if the strap is worn across the body with the camera towards the front. The only downside is that the pad is a little too stiff to wrap easily around the wrist but it can be done by keeping tension on the strap as you wrap. Mine is adjusted to 1100mm and there is still at least another 50mm available.
Two thumbs up.
cheers,
clay
P.S. I just realized that this is the second piece of Crumpler kit I've reviewed. I should add that I have absolutely no affiliation with the company and am not getting any kickbacks .
. The Popular Disgrace is a perfect replacement, just a discreet (I chose black ) one-piece nylon strap with no metal to scratch the camera. The neoprene pad is covered with a silky smooth synthetic which feels very nice against the skin but wouldn't give much grip if it was worn on one shoulder. The nicest part is that the neck pad is long enough to still take the weight if the strap is worn across the body with the camera towards the front. The only downside is that the pad is a little too stiff to wrap easily around the wrist but it can be done by keeping tension on the strap as you wrap. Mine is adjusted to 1100mm and there is still at least another 50mm available.Two thumbs up.
cheers,
clay
P.S. I just realized that this is the second piece of Crumpler kit I've reviewed. I should add that I have absolutely no affiliation with the company and am not getting any kickbacks
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That doesn't look bad. I'm partial to Black Label Bags silk strap... the longer version. Super comfortable around the neck and longer than the A&A straps.