Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica-Users List Digest V2 #32
From: Max Lau <sklau@pacbell.net>
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 1997 21:56:40 -0800

Listmgr@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us wrote:
> 
> Leica-Users List Digest      Monday, 8 December 1997      Volume 02 : Number 032
> 
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> 
> From: Ian Stanley <ian@mos.com.np>
> Date: Sun, 07 Dec 1997 13:57:28 +0500
> Subject: [Leica] Leica M-grip
> 
> Greetings all,
> 
>         This morning I was down in Kathmandu cruising for snaps and stopped into
> one of the photo shops that I frequent for a chat and a cup of tea.  The
> owner of the shop reached down behind the counter and brought out a thing
> called M-GRIP made in the USA by GMP products.  I bought it as the price
> was good and thought it might be worth a try.  I shot a roll of film with
> it on but don't think that I will use it for daily use.  However, it works
> like a charm with the M mounted on the bracket with a Metz 45 CL-1 flash.
> Now the camera sits flush with the bracket and slightly higher than before
> and I found it is easier to handle the whole contraption this way.  Does
> anyone know what these grips are worth??  Thanks in advance.
> 
> Ian Stanley
> 
> Kathmandu, Nepal
> 
Ian,
   Yes,the price was $80 fr.GMP,but B&H of NYC is also selling the
original Leica M grip for the same $$ too.

Max