Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, 19 Apr 2001 16:50:56 -0600, John Collier <jbcollier@home.com> wrote: >The other day I decided to take off the handgrips from my M cameras. I have >had them on for two years now and they never quite felt right. Immediately >the camera felt more comfortable in my hand. Using the grip is definitely >more secure as it allows a relaxed grip on the camera as you carry it but I >have switched to wrapping the neck strap around my wrist to achieve the same >effect. It is also easier to load the camera as the baseplate is now lighter >and smaller. So, for me, the grips stay off. > >John Collier De gustibus non disputandum est. Every time I take off one of my grips, I am appalled at how hard the camera is to hold. They haven't stayed off for more than a minute at a stretch since I got them. They'd make it harder for the pigs to rip the camera out of your hands in Quebec City, too. Saaay, come to think of it, there's another reason M's are the perfect riot camera. Not only are they impervious to being beaten with truncheons, the cops could never figure out how to get the film out! Segue - what do police do with digital cameras where there's no film to tear out? Pull out the microdrive and hold it up to the light? Paul