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Originally Posted by arthury
I can safely say that all of the Nikon modern pro bodies since the F5 have extremely comfortable ergonomics. They are a lot easier to hold than an M8 unless your have installed a grip on your M8.
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Having relatively small hands for a man (I'm 5'7") I actually find that cameras with built in grips are more awkward for me. The contours of the grip do mold to the hand nicely but I find that it feels big in my hand, like holding a tennis racquet (or golf club, baseball bat, whatever) with a grip one size too large. You can use it (and I do some of the time) but it's not 100% right. For you (and perhaps the majority) the current molded grips are great, but give me the M without a grip or an old SLR without a motor drive any day. At least with the M, both of us can get what we like. For what it's worth, I can handhold my M at least two stops slow than my Nikon: which is probably the result of the ergonomics of the camera in relation to my hand, the lack of mirror slap, the overall weight of the camera, rather than any one thing.