Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/05

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Subject: [Leica] How to protect the M8
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Thu Feb 5 04:26:56 2009
References: <C5AFAC8E.455E%manolito@videotron.ca> <C5AFFC64.49767%mark@rabinergroup.com> <6af76ca00902050126j12ac0155yb2413a5b3e007d71@mail.gmail.com>

Being tight fisted I bought one of the Chinese made leather half cases  
on ebay. It gives a better grip but makes the buttons slightly less  
convenient to get at.
Frank

On 5 Feb, 2009, at 09:26, Christopher Birchenhall wrote:

> It's called "Thumbs Up" by Tim Isaac see
>
> http://matchtechnical.com/default.aspx
>
> Chris B
>
> 2009/2/5 Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com>:
>> 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
>>>
>>>
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In reply to: Message from manolito at videotron.ca (EPL) ([Leica] How to protect the M8)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] How to protect the M8)
Message from crbirchenhall at googlemail.com (Christopher Birchenhall) ([Leica] How to protect the M8)