The other day a package
arrived from Nicosia, Cyprus. I had been
waiting for it because it contained several samples of camera straps that had
intrigued me based on what I had seen on the internet. Evris Papanikolas had graciously agreed to
send some samples for my evaluation.
His company is less than a
year old and he is very much interested in making his products known. This entire venture came about quite by
accident. Evris has done more than 1000
commercials in Greece, Egypt, Dubai, Lebanon, Portugal, Turkey, Morocco,
Ukraine and Colombia, carrying and using Leicas and SLR cameras, for more than
35 years. As he explained to me, he was
out shooting one day when, after a while, he wished that he had put a camera
strap on his Leica. So he went to a pet
store and bought a dog leash. The supple,
waxed leather of the leash intrigued him, and he had a shoe maker modify it so
he could use it on his camera.
Choosing leather for his
first camera strap, he remembered the words of his grandmother’s brother who
was a shoe maker in Alexandria, Egypt: “Leather is alive… Treat it with love”.
So he did and, even though this first strap was a bit "primitive", it
did the job, had character and was very strong. Friends saw it on his camera and asked for
one... One strap led to another and some months ago he decided to make the
straps more professionally. In Geek,
Spanish, French and Italian camera is a feminine noun. That’s how Tie Her Up
was born! The Tie Her Up products are
handmade with A-quality Italian and Greek
leather and high quality climbing rope, stitched by hand by two professional
belt and bag makers.
The four samples I
received all came in a linen folio, a very nice touch. The one that caught my eye the most was a red
Snake Camera Strap. They are made from strong climbing rope and
have leather endings. They are
completely handmade with quality Italian leather and come in 3 different colors,
red, grey and black. The split ring that
holds the camera is 15mm in diameter and very strong.
Made from the same materials and available in the same three colors is the Komboloi Wrist Strap. They
were inspired by the traditional Greek worry beads. These turned out to be one of the most
comfortable wrists straps I have ever had the pleasure of using.
Next was a Rock N Roll camera strap. These are a beautiful, completely handmade
straps, which are already the choice of many Leica photographers. They were inspired by the guitar straps many
Rock n Rollers use for their guitars. Each
Rock n Roll camera strap consists of 55 to 75 pieces (depending to size) and
needs more than an hour of assembly. They are beautifully hand stitched at the
endings. Rock n Rolls feel very flexible
and are very durable straps.
Made very much the same
way are the Rock N Roll wrist
straps, one of which is specifically made for the Leica SL. The brand new Leica SL is a superb camera,
heavy though and with the zoom lens even heavier. The strap lugs are in
different position and it can’t be used with split rings like the Leica M
cameras .
These straps are
specifically designed for it. They are made to be very sturdy and durable, with no metal or plastic connectors because
there is danger of injuring the body of the SL.
The first strap for the
Leica SL was a continuation of the Rock
n Roll Strap collection, but made with different leather and it consists solely of leather parts. It takes about 7 working days to prepare
orders for the Rock n Roll SL Wrist straps.
Lately there has been a
flood of camera straps in a huge variety of styles and materials. The Tie Her Up straps are definitely worth
your consideration and they have to be considered a welcome accessory to any
Leica camera.
For complete information on the Tie Her Up straps, please go to www.tieherup.eu
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