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Foldable Thumb Grip for Leica M and Q series / Fujifilm 100VI from IDSworks
These hand made IDSworks thumb grip are made out of Stainless steel (Siver version) and brass with aging process (Black version) respectively.
Current chose for M11 / M10 / M240 / M9 / M8 / Q3 / Q2 / Fujifilm 100VI is now avaliable.
NEW WITH SINGLE SPOT HOT SHOE VERSION IS NOW AVALIABLE!
Eventually WITH HOT SHOE version will be avaliable for all current series. Currenlty we are focusing on M10 / M11 and Q2 / Q3 version now.
Stainless steel version
Best match for Silver Leica body (NOTE:It is NOT the SILVER that match the SILVER of the camera body, It is the ORGINAL color of the stainless steel itself as shown in the pictures). The color is the origional color of the stainless steel with a matt finish. Color won't change over time.
Darkened Brass version (Aged Brass Dark Gray)
Treated with aging process to give that darkened finish also with a matt finish (NOTE:It is NOT a Black that match the black of the camera body, It is DARKENED as shown in the pictures. Do not try to do black paint on it. It won't work). After prolong usage the edges will show the natual color of the brass. If being left untouch under open area it will darken again. This is the natual of the material itself which I like as it looks like patina from a black paint.
Note that the top round cover is Type 304 stainless steel as a brass top cover is not strong enough to hold the foldable grip tension). The whole product is assembled and than dipped into darkening agent. Because of different material some color different is normal.
Original Brass version (none coated) shows the original color of the brass. (NOTE: The top round cover is stainless steel, because only stainless steel is stronge enought to hold the foldable grip tension)
For Silver M bodies it is best to go with the stainless steel verions for Black M bodies it is best to go with the darkened brass version which mimic the patina of a black paint body.
Note: As these product are made by order it will take a couple of days before product can be send out.
weight:
Stainless Steel (Silver): 36g
Brass (Black): 32g
Note: As foldable thumb grip products are hand crafted and polished please expect a turn around time about 15 days before delivery.
NOTE: Fujifilm X100VI have a much greater variation between different copies of the camera. LEICA's hotshoe are CNC milled with consistency in it's hotshoes dimention within the same camera model, while Fujifilm are made by hard pressing on a piece of metal to form it's hotshoe. This provides much greate variation on the hotshoe slot size between copies of the camera for X100VI.
We need to have good tight fit on the insertion of the hotshoe tongue since foldable thumb grip requires folding and unfolding action on the thumb rest to prevent any wiggling for best experience.
Such variation between copies of cameras sometime cause the insertion of the thumb grip tigher on one copy and less tight on another copy. They are still functional but that might affect your experience. Consider this is accepable before making order for X100VI.