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RE: [OM] Strappage

Subject: RE: [OM] Strappage
From: "Riek, Christopher" <christopher.riek@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 15:13:55 -0400
Does anyone actually use their cameras, or are they too 
worried about wearing the finish off? I guess I'd better not
take that once-in-a-lifetime photographic safari to Africa
so I don't scuff the finish on my OM1. You mean that 
silver coating wasn't just for protection during shipment
and I wasn't supposed to peel it off when I got it? My Black
OM4T has more silver on it than my OM1 and it still takes
excellent pictures. I'd rather have a wear spot on the finish
from a strap than a big dent from not having a strap. 
-Chris Riek

> IMO, any strap over time burnishes the surface it contacts.  This even
> happens when the strap is being worn away, as it is so much thicker than the
> material on the camera.  Come to think of it, even skin wears away the paint
> over time.  I think the idea of a sacrificial surface i.e. clear tape on the
> camera surface, might be the best solution if applied when the body is
> unburnished and replaced regularly.
> 

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