Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> From: "Rodgers, David" <david.rodgers@xo.com> > > My 400/5.6 still raises some eyebrows. You don't find many pistol grips on > modern lenses. Pistol grips, as we all know, dissapeared long before metal > lens shades; and were never that common from the start. someone should correct me if i relate this incorrectly, but i recall that equipment bearing pistol grips were classified by the Brady Bill of 1994 as "assault cameras" and strong restrictions were placed upon their sales, transfer and disposal. also manufacture of magazines containing more than 12 exposures were so controlled. A16 and A24s manufactured prior to 1994 are not affected. - -rei