Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Or just cough up for the Leica grip. It works great, as good as Tom's Rapidgrip, and you retain the tripod screw. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Feb 5, 2009, at 8:16 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > There's a thing that attaches I think to the hot show and gives you > place > for your thumb to rest which is supposed to be a great help. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: EPL <manolito@videotron.ca> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:35:26 -0500 >> To: <lug@leica-users.org> >> Subject: [Leica] How to protect the M8 >> >> I find the silver chrome M8 particularly hard to grip. Without the >> film M's >> advance lever, that slippery chrome top cover doesn't allow much >> purchase >> with just the right hand thumb pressed against it, especially if >> one needs >> the thumb sometimes to push buttons on the back. >> >> IMHO the M8 really needs something added to it (an accessory grip >> or even a >> piece of textured tape) so that it can be held securely. >> >> Emanuel >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information