Strap in front of lens/viewfinder

kossi008 said:
Well, you don't look through the lens with a Rangefinder, right? And the CV Skopar 21/4 is wide and really small with the standard hood.

Result: a nice collection of pinky shots so far... it's never smack down the middle, but it does protrude enough sometimes to ruin the shot... :bang:
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Pinky in shot?! How d'you do that? 😱
 
Never a lens strap issue (yet) but lots of lens cap photos. Most often with my Mamiya 6 as the meter is not thru the lens, so the meter readings are fine even with the cap on. Last summer at the Dawson Pass in Glacier National Park I did an entire roll with the cap on. I guess I'll just have to go back.
 
how about both my hands on the sides of almost every single frame on four rolls using the widelux swing-lens panoramic the first time? now there's a viewfinder that lies!
 
I usually have the camera strap around my neck (for camera safety) and it is less likely to get in front of the lens. Sometimes I use a wrist strap. Lens caps were a little problem on my M4. I usually make it a habit to take off the lens cap when I pick up my camera and put on a lens shade. I leave the lens shade on for the time I’m out looking for images. Lens shades offer some protection for the lens.
 
januaryman said:
And when that one lug supporting your camera's weight finally separates from the camera body, you're still good. As long as you keep up your "hacky-sack" skills.
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i grow weary of this response over and over...

ANYONE who would carry a camera solely by one lug is a moron, plain and simple.
I NEVER USE ANY LUGS, i combine a wrist strap with a grip and the camera is supported my ME.
 
back alley said:
i grow weary of this response over and over...

ANYONE who would carry a camera solely by one lug is a moron, plain and simple.
I NEVER USE ANY LUGS, i combine a wrist strap with a grip and the camera is supported my ME.
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Okay! Okay! Take a deep breath. Not everyone knows that. There are noobies around. I was just saying ....

And I thought my hacky sack line was pretty funny. I'm here for the laughs.
 
Another reason I love the old reversible lens hoods with 14033 caps. Just never shoot without the hood properly on the lens, and it's impossible to have the cap on.

Fingers I solve by keeping my hand on the focussing-tab, and I use an R-strap, which is too tight to be in front of the lens.
 
I always give the strap a little wrap around my arm before shooting, I carry handheld anyhow. So I've never got straps (or lens caps for that matter) in the way before... guess I'm missing out on a good learning experience 😀
Actually on a side note, what I hate more is when my strap covers my viewfinder, beacuse the RF finder is to the extreme left, it gets pretty close to the lugs. I've lost a lot of shots to that.

Not to say I don't get my fingers in the way when using the RF quite a few times 🙂
 
Well there I was in Guangzhou shooting with my DSLR with a zoom set to 300 because there was a lot of action in a building behind this damned stupid dragon/lion which kept jumping around. The guy next to me kept smiling at me and I thought either he has seen the RF in my bag or he could also see the fantastic action shots I was getting of the couple in the buiding.

Damned fool could have told me my strap was in front of my lens! I was so focused, I never saw it till I chimped.

🙂
 
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