Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 9:27 AM -0600 7/22/00, Noel H. Charchuk wrote: >Dan C wrote: >It's the substantial part that worried me. I have the current Leica >grip, >and to be honest, it is right at the edge beyond which the petite M6 turns >into a modern SLR sized monster. Also, "machined" means metal: how much >do they weigh? > >The grip is made of metal, but is very light. Tom A can probably tell you >exactly. As to "substantial" yes it is a lot more like a SLR type of >style, but I for one would feel more comfortable scrambling over rocks >holding Tom's version than the skinny little Leica one I have seen, held, >but admittedly not used. The main things are that it has a small flange at the top of the grip so that it doesn't slip out of your hand, it doesn't flex like the Leica one, it has a place to store extra batteries (looks like about 2 or 3 of the Lithiums) and a 'Softie', and it fits on the Camera by itself or the Rapidwinder. I _think_ I got this correct. Tom will have the full specs in a while ;-). Remember, this was just the machined alumminum alloy body we saw. It's largely worked out, but as with the Rapidwinder (and Leicas) continual adjustments are likely to and will be made. * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com