Anybody is free to use whatever accessary on their camera - even taping a wooden stick to it might improve hold-ability for some - which would be completely valid.

Personally, I think, you loose the major advantage from that old style advance lever by adding a thumbs up.
It is designed, to be easy to wound in one fluid move from completely collapsed.
I love that aspect about the MP, I shoot since recently. I definitely will upgrade my other "plastic tippy" film bodies to the same "old style" advance lever.

I shoot Leica bodies without grips and other accessories for hours (with heavy lenses) without issues.
An easy trick, to easy load on a cramped hand is, to hold the camera close to your belly, having it's full weight rested inside your hand, cradling it - no crampy fingers.

Somehow to me, this looks like this combo should be against the law. Just saying.

Bad iphone photo of my MP sitting on a Jaguar E-Type.
I thought the combo fit together perfectly.

i suppose i can post this image one more time...

2 M9's & a M7 a la carte...

I seldom use flash on my Leica, but sometimes it's unavoidable. Instances when I only have slow film available and don't want motion blurs or want some additional fill light. This unit is small enough to put in the corner of my bag and forget about it.

I use my Leica's with flash all the time. Who cares?

No - I don't use the lens with the filter on, it was just there for this picture :-)

nice strap, where did you get that from?

I just got this m7 from RFF. I bought it to replace my m6 and m3. Why do I need two cameras? AE is for me!?



Now I am having a hard time putting my m3 and m6 up for sale. The m7 feels different. The winding seemed not as smooth, but after putting film in, the winding is less "noisy" in my hands. Seems much smoother. Last night, I was set on selling the m7 after our short time together. Now I am back to keeping it.

PS: I held an m9 in my hands today. Tested it with the Nokton 50mm 1.1 they also had in the case. $5500 at the local camera store. I should not have done that.

m9 for $5500 at a store is a good price, depending on its condition and all. Definitely shouldn't have done that!

Heres my setup with lens:

Leica M2 + CV F/1.2 Chrome

Hi,

It's a green boxcalf mystery brade strap that I made specially for Johan, who is a good friend of mine:).
I'll be posting similar ones for sale in the classifieds in two weeks.

Regards,
Robert

Hi Robert,

how are you!?
Your strap has accompanied me and my M2 to Bulgaria and has again proven it's the best strap anyone could wish for! Thanks again!

A nice surprise in the mail on Wednesday. Looks great, works great, meter is spot on, and it even came with the right battery.

Yum!! Dream combo.

My New Love ...at Last !

my M3 will soon get its black goat skin from Morgan
Now I am Drunk & Content with my Leica IIIa & this Black beauty M4...:D

Wow Helen you are "moven on up". You can't do any better than a BP M4.
I am so envious !!! wow you are a lucky girl indeed.
She is a beauty. ;)

Ironhorse, Gabor, Bob,, JHP, & Jamie....Miss 1974 Black Chrome
sends You ALL. A WINK & A NOD

Love her madly !
Cheers- H

LHSA .85 twin with hologon

awesome looking cameras fbf :)

Helen, according to Chester Sartorius "Identifying Leica Cameras" you have a
"very rare camera" (RR). It falls in a range of M4 Black Chrome produced in Canada SN 1381651-1382600 (1974). Yours looks to be SN 1382596 (?) which is the 4th to the very last of that batch of Black Chrome Canadian Leica Cameras. WOW :)

I have only seen one other from this batch in all of my 42 years of collecting and using Leica Cameras.

BTW---I have her sister SN 1381846. I purchased it in 1980. It is LN in the org. box with all the org. papers.

I know you like to trade (buy and sell) Leica cameras and lenses, but this is one Leica you should hold on to. Please don't sell her. I don't know where you found her, but a rare find indeed !.

I know you are proud of her, and are anxious to take great pictures. There is a great picture yet to be taken in your new beauty. Enjoy ;)

Well Helen, after the rare black II now the RR black M4 !! :cool: The next time, I want a new old Leica I ask you to buy it for me. ;):D

Oh Hey BOB
Thank YOU for the heads up on M4's..just saw this
You were Correct on reading the serial #
Tres Cooool ...sisters , eh :cool:

well I plan on Keeping 'her' and the IIIa
for a Long Time to come

Cheers & Thx again...Best- H

Congrats!!! That's my birth year!!! I am loving my Blackpaint M4.

I can only claim one of these, and the one that took the shot:

M6, 'cron wide open, tri-x, D76 1:1


lots of leicas_M6_50-cron by wrightbraingraphics, on Flickr