Leica’s Handgrip-M is one solution, but this device is ugly and not especially comfortable. Indeed, I have yet to find a handgrip made by Leica or any third party that Christian Louboutin Shoes well and doesn’t add bulk and weight to the kit. So for this review I turned to the innovative Tim Isaacs, who in the past kindly supplied me with samples of his Thumbs Up attachment designed to alleviate ergonomie problems with the M8.

The CS3 Thumbs Up (distributed by Robert White of Poole in the UK) slots into the M9 accessory viewfinder/flash hot shoe and locks in position with an Christian Louboutin Sandals key. It’s machined from solid brass. Provision for mounting optical viewfinders is made with another shoe a few millimetres above the original, incorporating a steel sprung foot, effectively securing a finder from accidental removal. An elegantly shaped curved arm in which the thumb comfortably hooks extends to the right, adjacent with and level with the camera top plate, finishing where a lever wind would be half open.

Fitting this device totally transforms the feel of the M9. christian louboutin previously harboured about handheld security instantly evaporate once a Thumbs Up is in place (there are several different versions) and I simply don’t understand why Leica ignored the problem. There is one proviso to make, though, and it is that while the Isaacs’ device efficiently overcomes handholding issues, its curved thumb rest can hook in clothing and camera straps.

Finally, on the back of the M9, users will find the usual array of christian shoes, cursor cluster and dial wheel. The questionably useful Protect button on the M8 has been replaced with a dedicated and practicable ISO button that needs to be pressed and held while the dial is rotated to select sensitivity. Battery condition and remaining frame information is now seen on the 2.5-inch LCD monitor (230,000 dots) through which, by means of the Set or Menu button, all operating mode choices and customisation are selected.