Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Listmgr@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us wrote: > > Leica-Users List Digest Monday, 8 December 1997 Volume 02 : Number 032 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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