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Reader Comment: Leica M11 Handgrip

Louis F writes:

The M11 is fantastic with the Leica Grip. It covers the bottom of the camera and has a door one can open to access battery and SD card. The Arca-Swiss cutouts are an added benefit plus the built in swivel screw for attaching it to the M11 makes it an easy accessory to use. Combine the grip with a Thumbs-Up and one’s grasp of the camera is nice and snug and positive addition at least for my hand.

I am using the handgrip on my M11 which I received Friday, and of course take off the Thumbs Up when EVF needed/wanted.

DIGLLOYD: I’ll have to see/feel the about $430 Leica M11 Handgrip myself before accepting these claims, which I have no basis for endorsing or refuting.

Price aside, I have two concerns. First, is the front grip part good, or so-so? It doesn’t look that good in the picture, nothing like the Sony A1 grip, but maybe it’s OK, but it doesn’t look like it given the lack of indentation. Second, is the dovetail on the base plate really compatible or not, because I’ve seen plates that mate poorly with some Really Right Stuff clamps.

The about $290 Leica M11 Thumb Support thing is a non-starter for me as I always am using the EVF, which occupies the top shoe.. Certainly I would not be removing/stowing/reinserting it ever (what a hassle!)—the EVF would go onto the camera and stay there.

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Roy P writes:

I have preordered the Leica handgrip, but $430 is an absurd price. I can’t imagine Really Right Stuff, Kirk or Sunwayfoto not coming out soon with a grip for $100-150.

But the Leica version has some kind of a rubber cover at the base, presumably to protect the battery compartment from moisture.  I don’t know how useful that is – I don’t have anything covering the battery in my SL2, and I never had anything covering the battery in my S cameras.  Maybe the M11 is less weather-sealed overall and is more vulnerable.  In any case, I don’t plan to use it in such extreme conditions, so I may not need this rubber fold out cover thingie.

I will get the Leica screen protector.  Vello makes these for $25, but I’ll give Leica the benefit of the doubt that their $45 version will work better with the M11’s LCD screen and touch sensitivity.

DIGLLOYD: yep.

Fazal M writes:

This is where ditching the base plate has drawbacks: RRS makes a replacement plate with built-in Arca dovetail.

I have the handgrip on my M240 but seldom use it because of the huge increase in bulk.

One unfortunate regression in the M11 is losing GPS tagging functionality, whether in the EVF (M10) or handgrip (M240). Sure, they will introduce an app-based geotagging option in Leica FOTOS, but in my experience those are seldom as reliable as something built-in.

DIGLLOYD: having to spend extra just for a usable grip is atrociously poor design. But if I called it poor design judgment I might be very wrong: I’d bet that 80% of Leica cameras are for status/style, not for photography. Therefore, Leica designs a svelte pretty camera body, not a functional one.

Yes, the RRS grip for M240 was bulky (and a bit crudein shape, compared to Sony A1/A7R IV shape). And now when there is no base plate, you do not even get back the weight of the baseplate since a grip bolts onto things and nothing comes off.

As for GPS, I don’t like the idea of tying my phone to the camera and having both eat up more battery power, but maybe it works OK, sometimes. But I’d bet if you turn the M11 on and wait the usual 2 seconds (which makes the M11 a crap camera for grab shots), that GPS will be wrong for at least 10-15 seconds if you have moved at all.

Bernd R writes:

Your nuanced discussion of the Leica M11 is a pleasure to read and very informative...

Regarding handling, with my Leica M240 I found a (for me) satisfying solution which does not block the accessory shoe: the “thumbie” by Steve Barnett. Once you have attached it with double-sided adhesive tape, it seems to stick reliably. It is a bit smaller than the usual thumbrests but in my experience provided sufficient stability for one handed operation.In addition, it is much more reasonably priced than other thumbrests.  

DIGLLOYD: I’ve used a stick-on solution for my Sony RX100 and what Bernd writes might work pretty well, based on my Sony RX100 experience.


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