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Match Technical EP-1S Thumbs Up Grip for Select Leica M Cameras (M-E Gray)

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Match Technical EP-1S Thumbs Up Grip for Select Leica M Cameras (M-E Gray)
Key Features
  • For Select Leica M Rangefinder Cameras
  • 22° Beveled EP Grip for Thumb Rest
  • Secure Grip During Shooting
  • Added Comfort While Holding Camera
Shoot for longer with added comfort and stability by using the M-E gray EP-1S Thumbs Up Grip from match Technical on a Leica M Series Rangefinder Camera. This model is compatible with many digital and film M bodies from the M2 up to the M9 and including the M-A. It slides easily into the camera's hot shoe and provides users with a 22° beveled Ergonomic Profile (EP) grip that is located in the ideal place for resting your thumb. This setup helps you get a more secure grip over your camera and makes it easier to hold your camera steady, resulting in sharper images. This version offers a shorter design for enhanced comfort for some users. A bonus of the Thumbs Up is a design aesthetic matched perfectly to the camera, making it appear as though it naturally belongs to the system and ensuring that it will not block access to any controls. Additionally, it benefits from a solid brass construction with a baked enamel finish and uses a silicone rubber insert to prevent vibrations and have a more secure fit.
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Match Technical EP-1S Overview

Shoot for longer with added comfort and stability by using the M-E gray EP-1S Thumbs Up Grip from match Technical on a Leica M Series Rangefinder Camera. This model is compatible with many digital and film M bodies from the M2 up to the M9 and including the M-A. It slides easily into the camera's hot shoe and provides users with a 22° beveled Ergonomic Profile (EP) grip that is located in the ideal place for resting your thumb. This setup helps you get a more secure grip over your camera and makes it easier to hold your camera steady, resulting in sharper images. This version offers a shorter design for enhanced comfort for some users. A bonus of the Thumbs Up is a design aesthetic matched perfectly to the camera, making it appear as though it naturally belongs to the system and ensuring that it will not block access to any controls. Additionally, it benefits from a solid brass construction with a baked enamel finish and uses a silicone rubber insert to prevent vibrations and have a more secure fit.

Compatible Cameras
M2
M3
M4
M5
M6
M7
M8
M8.2
M8u
M9
M9-P
M-A

Match Technical EP-1S Specs

ConstructionBrass, Rubber
Packaging Info
Package Weight0.23 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)4.1 x 3.85 x 1.4"

Match Technical EP-1S Reviews

M6 Good but not great

By Carlos
Rated 2 out of 5
Date: 2022-10-21

The grip is well made and appears to be made of brass so as the paint wears off you'll still get a pleasant brassing effect. My only problem is that it doesn't fit the M6 very well. In order for it to fit snugly I had to bore out the back where it aligns with the pc flash port. I also had to bend it a bit so that the metal on the grip didn't rub against the metal on the camera. It's easy to modify but if you want something that works perfectly out of the box for an M6 this isn't it.

The best

By Matt
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2020-07-23

Love these thumb grips

No M without IT!

By Bjorn
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2019-12-27

Makes my M9 much easyer to handle and hold.

A must for small cameras

By Murray
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2019-09-26

Just as I’d written about the model for the M10, you don’t know you need it until you have one and then you can’t do without it. Far superior to Leica’s and much cheaper (don’t even understand why Luca still sell’s their own). Provides invaluable added security of grip when holding the camera with one hand.

Great Tool for the Leica!

By Wilfredo
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2019-09-24

This gadget definetly improves the handling of my Leica Monochrom camera, and the quality is excellent. I wish Leica had provided one of these with the camera.

beats the Leica model thumbs down

By Murray
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2019-09-21

Shape is more natural than the costlier Leica version. Skip it and buy this.

the color of this grip matches my Leica M-E!!

By Yoshinori
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-01-20

I am glad to have this grip as the colors match perfectly with my Leica M-E. As you can see there is a small notch for the pin from the camera at the hotshoe. I wish if this grid can cover the pin as well as the other grips do but their color is either silver or black... having said this, I am still happy with this purchase. Thanks for B&H.

It was scratched, NOT NEW

By Z
Rated 2 out of 5
Date: 2020-09-28

There are significant scratches. Obviously, it was used before. Second-hand item should not be sold as NEW.

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