Sidney Posted October 20, 2016 Share #1 Posted October 20, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Anybody any idea when this is finally available? Leica has been promising this since spring of this year. Camera is just to heavy without it. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/265685-leica-sl-multifunctional-handgrip-hg-scl4/?do=findComment&comment=3132345'>More sharing options...
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thighslapper Posted October 20, 2016 Share #2 Posted October 20, 2016 (edited) It started shipping a few days after Photokina last month. I've had mine for nearly 4 weeks ......http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/265017-mf-handgrip/?do=findComment&comment=3120395 Edited October 20, 2016 by thighslapper 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted October 21, 2016 It seems UK is the first market its shipping too. Here still not available. Thanks for the input! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted October 21, 2016 Share #4 Posted October 21, 2016 probably because the pound is falling so fast Leica are worried UK residents will be unable to afford it if they don't get it there quick ........ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillbeers15 Posted October 21, 2016 Share #5 Posted October 21, 2016 I've made my preorder more than a month ago in Singapore. Still no news on the delivery. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share #6 Posted October 25, 2016 Wrote to Leica yesterday and got this reply: We launched the handgrip on photokina and sales start was 09/15.2016 in a small quantity. The demand is higher than the production figures and we are not able to satisfy all needs at the moment. I suppose that the delivery to our international agencies will be pushed within the next weeks to work of the backlogs. May I ask for your patience. I see that you have sent your inquiry also to our Dutch agency yesterday afternoon. They are the correct contact persons and I’m sure that my colleagues from Transcontinenta will assist you in receiving your hand-grip soonest. sorry for being not able to help you from my side here. Have a nice day Well that says it all. I don't think Leica takes it professional users of a newly introduced camera (although already 2 years since the introduction) very serious and prefers to focus on continuously launching new products. The grip was planned for delivery in the spring, then summer, then fall and now it seems that even November won't be realistic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted October 25, 2016 Share #7 Posted October 25, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well that says it all. I don't think Leica takes it professional users of a newly introduced camera (although already 2 years since the introduction) very serious and prefers to focus on continuously launching new products. The grip was planned for delivery in the spring, then summer, then fall and now it seems that even November won't be realistic. Leica releases a new somethingorother and initially they can't make enough to meet demand. Gee I've never heard of that before. .......except for the M9, M, SL, 90-280, SF40, SF64 and most newly released M lenses in the last 10 years. Did I miss any? What new products? The only one I can think of is the Sofort. Leica don't even make that one. While I agree that the delay is not ideal, the lack of a grip is an inconvenience, not a show stopper. And it is pretty normal for a small company like Leica. Gordon 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynx Posted October 25, 2016 Share #8 Posted October 25, 2016 Wrote to Leica yesterday and got this reply: We launched the handgrip on photokina and sales start was 09/15.2016 in a small quantity. The demand is higher than the production figures and we are not able to satisfy all needs at the moment. I suppose that the delivery to our international agencies will be pushed within the next weeks to work of the backlogs. May I ask for your patience. I see that you have sent your inquiry also to our Dutch agency yesterday afternoon. They are the correct contact persons and I’m sure that my colleagues from Transcontinenta will assist you in receiving your hand-grip soonest. sorry for being not able to help you from my side here. Have a nice day Well that says it all. I don't think Leica takes it professional users of a newly introduced camera (although already 2 years since the introduction) very serious and prefers to focus on continuouslylaunching new products. The grip was planned for delivery in the spring, then summer, then fall and now it seems that even November won't be realistic. I believe It's one year since the SL was launched, not two. Have interest in the grip myself, but not having it is not, fortunately, a show stopper. //Johan 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted October 25, 2016 Share #9 Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) Leica is a small producer with limited capacity. They tend to 'batch' manufacture, where the production line makes a given quantity then rotates onto another product. Of course they could 'out-source' production to another company ...... but then we would all complain about it not being 'made' by Leica ....... With Wetzlar and Portugal geared up to produce as much as possible 'in-house' I can't see the position changing. Considering they are producing the M manuals, various flavours of M digital, Q, T, XV, S and SL plus T, M, S, and SL lenses plus the bigger accessories ....... and mostly hand assembled/adjusted, I think they manage pretty well. (I've ignored the tiddly cameras as I am not sure what % Leica assembles/makes) Better to have a waiting list and be working flat out than a warehouse full of very expensive stock you cannot sell. Edited October 25, 2016 by thighslapper 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share #10 Posted October 25, 2016 You are correct Lynx/Johan, its indeed 1 year not 2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Posted November 4, 2016 Author Share #11 Posted November 4, 2016 Ok finally got my grip from Austria! And i can tell you it is a game changer! The SL, although heavier, is way more practical to work with now. Without it, it's just clumsy. Very happy now! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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