Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<<Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 11:49:20 -0700 From: Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com> Subject: RE: [Leica] why leica? > It eludes me though why > Leica has made the upper part of the grip out of plastic. But > never mind, it does serve its purpose! I don't know if this will help people feel better about the M-grip, but the Leica Canada rep from Kindermann told me it was actually made from a carbon fiber composite. It may look like plain ol'plastic, but it's Stronger Than Steel... So maybe we're getting our money's worth after all :-/ Paul Chefurka>> This is true. Still, I'd prefer metal to the wonder-plastic anyway. Only GMP is making metal grips for these cameras from what I know... That is why I bought GMP's remaining stock of metal R grips when I heard they were switching to carbon fiber as well. It will only be a short time before no metal grips are available for our wonderful machines made of antique materials. ;-) Rich