>> Hey, nice work, tell your craftsperson, Rob. Personally I find >> the contrast between metal and wood rather jarring, so it >> wouldn't be for me. That's why (as you know) I painted my >> 'coffee-table leg' black.
> Hi Cotty, I wondered how long it would take you to comment :-) I > suppose you wouldn't cover you'r LX with lizard skin either? >> Grips with lug points attached will fly of the shelves, IMO. > The other consideration is that (as you can well appreciate) the > output will be serial, this isn't some mass produced part, there > are hours of labour in each and every one in order to maintain > the expected fit and finish. Rob: Good work - rather pretty, and the workmanship looks impressive. (And, I'm not a lizard skin fan, either.) However, for myself, I would not be interested in them unless they were available in black. Like Cotty, "I find the contrast between metal and wood rather jarring". Also, I tend to prefer a "stock look" (rather than a "custom look") for accessories, even if the custom part is an improvement. Of course, many will really like the "wood look" just fine, especially those used to wooden grips on their medium format bodies. As for the extra lug, I wouldn't mind if it were available for those that want it as an extra-cost option, but I wouldn't want to be stuck with it (and paying for it) if it were "standard". It's gonna be tough to get the cost down, though, on these labor-intensive gadgets - it's a good thing that we LX-ers are used to spending lots of money on accessories already - <g>. Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
