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Re: [OM] WTB Grip for OM-3,3Ti,4,4T,4Ti

Subject: Re: [OM] WTB Grip for OM-3,3Ti,4,4T,4Ti
From: Joel Wilcox <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:49:23 -0500
Someone pointed out a few months ago that the grip for the Bessa can be
made to work:

http://www.cameraquest.com/voigtacc.htm#Bessa camera grips

At $45 it seems beyond the pale to me, but that is half Alex's price,
and you get to give Steve Gandy some noogies.

My hands are medium-sized and naked OMs are fine with me.  I too would
use a winder or motor all of the time did I not use a tripod so much
with OMs.  Acquisition of yet another large DSLR from the Land of Bulk
and Money, in case the E-3 were not already larger enough, has confirmed
the fact that I simply like larger cameras.  The 5D's dimensions are
offset by its relative lightness.  Balances well with OM primes.  Life
is good.  Don't need no stinkin' grips or tiny cameras.  If I get an
OM-D, it appears I will need to get the battery grip, which is may be an
argument against the proposition.

Joel W.

On Tue, Mar 27, 2012, at 06:50 PM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> Well if you wait long enough, one is bound to show up. On the auction
> site.
> >From our old friend Alex Lebedev of olympususa fame (although I think he has
> decamped to Dubai, but he is not specific on location).
> 
> A snip at USD89 starting price.
> 
> I won't bother with item number - if you really want to pay USD89, you
> will
> find it, Ralf.
> 
> But there is a nice pic, Brian!
> 
> Piers
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Swale [mailto:bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 06 January 2012 12:38
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] WTB Grip for OM-3,3Ti,4,4T,4Ti
> 
> --snip
> 
> To respond to Ralf, I guess it's a case of ( YMMV ) or your mileage may
> vary.
> 
> In other words, different people, different needs. I've been using
> winders I
> bought cheaply (and last time I tried they still worked) as good camera
> handles only, for at least ten years. Works for me.
> 
> My hands are large by some standards, and I have long fingers. The naked
> OM
> body is just a bit too small to hold..In fact I am not alone in this; I
> have
> over the years asked a few people why they didn't use OM bodies, and
> their
> answer was that they are too small to hold.
> 
> --snip
> 
> But I'd like a pic of one of those little grips.
> 
> Brian Swale.

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