Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Georg Bauer wrote: > > In article <3B707476.CEC0A7B2@rabiner.cncoffice.com>, > Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> writes: > > The Rapidwinder itself extends further and therefore gives you a better grip but > > I'm assuming Tom's grip might also be a nice thing for the big lenses! > > It is. I now just need another M6, so I can set up one with the > Rapidwinder, the Rapidgrip and the 90/2.8 and the other without any > utilities and the 50/2.8. > > The single most annoying thing about the M6 is that I can't change the > Rapidwinder without changing the film. I just don't like the bulk of the > Rapidwinder with my nice and little 50/2.8, because it defeats the main > reason for that lens, smallness. > > bye, Georg I went out several times in the last few days with my new Rapidwinder and even newer grip that Damian Dlugolecki brought down for me from Tom's. The grip makes it so you can pull your camera right out of a small bag like i have it very swiftly and easily, he said grippingly. But I put the Leica strap on it for a change! I'm happy about having spare batteries in it but i wonder how many i can put in there before it reaches critical mass and blows my pinky off! Do they all have to be facing the same way? The only lens over the past week I've used with the grip has been the 35 Summicron Asph. I've not even used it with a heavy lens yet. I've had my 50 in my bag but not put it on. I don't feel the Rapidwinder and grip add enough weight and mass to be noticeable. Now i am shooting sequences of shots where previously I'd only do a shot. Can't wait to see my contacts. It's a whole new ballgame. Same as if there were a little mini-moter in the camera. Zing zing zing only I've got my left thumb going which is more fun. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/