Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Vancouver LUG meeting, Greek night
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 07:37:16 -0400

It's the substantial part that worried me.   I have the current Leica grip,
and to be honest, it is right at the edge beyond which the petite M6 turns
into a modern SLR sized monster.   Also, "machined" means metal:  how much
do they weigh?

Dan C.

At 09:28 PM 21-07-00 -0600, you wrote:
>[snip]
>To our wondering eyes, we became the first to witness the long awaited
>Leica grip. These were just machined, not yet anodized or threaded, but
>you could see what a welcome addition it will be to any Leica user. For
>those of you that can't remember to turn your meter off, there is a
>compartment to hold a bunch of batteries. The grip is much more
>substantial than the Leica version. 
>I would recommend you get the old Leica one listed on eBay right away,
>before the bottom drops out on the value of the one you have now, and line
>up for Tom's new marvel.
>
>It was a great evening, and having the parcel arrive was enough to make it
>perfect.
>
>Noel Charchuk
>
>http://telusplanet.net/public/nhcharch
>
>
>

Replies: Reply from "Henning J. Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com> (Re: Was Re: [Leica] Vancouver LUG meeting, NOW Grip)