In light of the recent discussion about grip for the LX I would like to warn against it. Not that I try to spoil Rob's sale of wooden LX grip but.... If you drop your LX and it hits mother earth on the grip section the camera will probably be beyond repair. The reason is the the grip socket is in fact a part of the chassis so that all the impact energy will go directly into deforming the chassis. I once destroyed an LX in this manner; the camera and tripod toppled over and it hit a rock on the grip. The sockets for the grip and strap was bent leaving a hole directly into the camera. The repair man said that they could always rebuilt the camera on a new chassis but it would be cheaper to buy a brand new body. The camera was still working but it's no fun with an LX with holes in it. If the camera hadn't had the grip mounted, I believe it would have survived the fall with just cosmetic damages. If not, it would probably still be repairable. So if you use the grip, be careful not to drop the camera.
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