Simon -- Actually, I used to have an early OM case where the base part was
held on by a large thumbscrew that went into the tripod socket -- and it had
a hole for tripod mounting. Leather case with velvet lining as I recall>
Craig
----- Original Message -----
From: <sje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 4:58 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Cheap hand grip for OM
> Skip Williams wrote:
>
> >I like to use the base of an OM leather ever-ready case to get a better
> >grip on.
>
> I've been doing this for as long as I can remember - works great and keeps
> the baseplate and hinges in lovely condition. Good for resting the camera
> on rocks & other hard surfaces. Of course, it's no good for
tripod/monopod
> work, but nice for general carrying. The strap eyelets don't rub either.
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