I am now a camera strap manufacturer. I've sold four already! I had a friend back in the 1970s who thought that big straps on small cameras was wrong. He had a Leica M3 with a thin leather strap. I think he was right. I've been making my own leather camera straps from scrap belt leather from one of my customers, Ace Leather Goods. I recently traded one of the straps for some tasteful leather camera covering. Bob liked the strap so much that he said that if I could make one in black he would buy it from me. So I did. Bob hangs out at Rangefinder Forum. I figured there were other like minded souls there so I made a little web page that people could order from. As Bob said: "I think these straps are elegant and rugged all at once." Check it out if you own a camera. I'm putting a link to it under the navigation bar.

gordy coale's camera straps

I make wrist straps...

...and neck straps.

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