Abrahamsson Rapidgrip follow-up

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Don't mean to be Abrahamsson pre-occupied but must footnote comments on Rapidgrip I made in earlier postings.

Got the new improved Rapidgrip a few weeks ago and it has not been off of my Rapidwinder since. Shape changed--a lot of metal off the side especially--so that the RG is really very comfortable to work with now. A brilliant improvement over earlier models. It comes in flat black, glossy black and silver. I went for the glossy black and its surface is a joy to hold--like carressing the fender of a Rolls-Royce. A few writers complained of the metalic feel of the RG. The glossy black RG is the answer to that. It makes holding metal fun. In fact I think its gripability is aided by the glossy paint.

Meanwhile, my custom leather covered and reworked (by me) RG and my customized (by me) Leica grip for Rapidwinder languish.

-- Alex Shishin (shishin@suma.kobe-wu.ac.jp), November 20, 2001


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