Without the grip it's too small for me. With the grip it becomes part of me, good secure grip, nice balance, I can "dangle" it from my fingertips with no fear of dropping it. The only time I've removed the gip was when I put on a 50/2 and wanted the whole thing to fit in my coat pocket.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 11:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Lens not on A with istD > > > I paid $1,399.00 Cdn. for mine. Are you saying that you got a better deal > than that... That's incredible if you did. The only criticism I > have with the D > is that it is so small that it almost feels uncomfortable in my > hands, and I > don't have big hands. Have ist D owners found that the grip > improves handling > substantially.... > Vic >
