Great, you have a Q2 buyer here, Hugh.

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Hey, Matt!

Hey Blaine, I’m glad your experience has left you as passionate about it as we are! Get ready!

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Can't wait to share it with you!

So glad you like it, Peter! Stay tuned!

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Hah! Would love to have you join us!

Thanks, Jay! We think so too!! :)

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Thanks, Daryl!

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Awesome, thank you!😊

Great camera! Hold that thought. :)

I have a zf myself and would love to have a grip like this as well.

It's in the queue!

@@3BMEPyeah? How about another design for the other Q’s?

@@victorcarmelo8606 also in the queue!

Hold that thought!😎

Thank YOU!

It's in the queue. 🙂👊

Hey, Steven!

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Hah! Thanks so much for your encouragement!

Don’t do it!!! But we DO appreciate your enthusiasm! 😊🖖🏻

Considered and in the queue! My M11 keeps telling me the same thing, so… 😊🖖🏻

Thanks, William!

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Thanks for the correction - you are indeed right: 1971 bs 1973!

Thanks!

It's a very nice grip for those who want wireless charging - enjoy!

In the queue (pun recognized). 😊

We're really happy about it!

So glad you do! We can ship - we’d be delighted - but we can’t cover fees or taxes. 😊🖖🏻

We certainly can validate that to assure you; a quick test to assuage any concern you’d have would be if you have a Peak Design capture clip - if the adapter plate dovetail profile works, then the short answer will be in the affirmative. This also applies if you have a Peak Design Travel Tripod and find the plates interchange.

@@EdwardPalisoc The large RRS ball head relies on a cam action for its clamp,.. The size of the dovetail is critical to create a smooth locking mechanism. most of the other arca types rely on just a screw clamp, which can clamp anywhere, and sizing is not so critical. I hope this helps you in the development of this excellent sounding product.

@@john3LeeI am arranging to get an RSS clamp plate to test, but I can share this with you; from what information that is publicly available the RSS universal plate calls out the plate width to be 38.1mm. The He3 baseplate width is 38.8mm, which was purposeful to address what I considered a looseness between the OEM Peak Design capture clip adapter plate that comes with the clip, and the clip itself. I would imagine the RRS clamp would not have a functional precision so tight that it would not accommodate a sub 1mm difference, but I hope to be absolutely sure in short order.

@@EdwardPalisoc Thank you for all your research....

I have received a RRS BR-60-II clamp, and it works beautifully with it, so much I am putting the clamp on my monopod. Slides smoothly along within the dovetail groove, and clamps firmly without any adjustment.

We’re happy to ship overseas, but we can only ship from the U.S. 😊🖖🏻

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Thinking about it!

You can count on it!

Be on the lookout today around 10:30am EDT. 😎

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Ha, Duane! 👊

@@3BMEP this is like finding the lost ark…

Fair point!

Yes. 😎 Hold that thought.

Right now we only let people sign up for email updates! “We will sell no wine before its time.” 😎🖖🏻

Signing up via the wishlist would be great, as we gauge interest!

@@EdwardPalisoc signed up!

What thought was that? ;)

We appreciate the sentiment! We're not taking on investors at this point, but do hold that thought!

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No, there is no pre-requisite to being able to buy the grip once we release the hounds.

In the queue!

We’ve got a Q2 grip in the queue. They are not exactly the same.

We do! NB: all customers (domestic or overseas), pay shipping & handling, taxes and fees.🖖🏻

@@3BMEP Can you tell us anything about the additional costs? What will the total price be, including the handle and additional costs?

Purchase price is $480 USD. Handling will be less than $10. Shipping, taxes and fees will be a function of geography, carrier and taxing authorities (we like FedEx and DHL; things like sales tax in the U.S. and VAT outside of the U.S. will be a function of taxing authorities). We will collect state sales tax in the U.S. at check-out; outside the U.S., collection and remittance of taxes and fees will be up to local authorities.

@@3BMEP Thanks for the information.🙏🏻

Q2 series coming!

Those that signed up on the wishlist on the order page, becomes the pre-order list.

Keep your eyes peeled a bit later this morning (New York time). 😎

Not sure how well a $500 grip on a $1500 camera will sell. D-Lux 8 is aimed at the photographer who wants the Leica experience on a budget. I expect the D-Lux 8 shooter will be a bit more price sensitive than a Q3 shooter.

@@careylymanjonesI agree, I personally would like one for my D-Lux 8.

Other camera versions are in the queue!

I understand your point; note that the thumb grip profile was driven by function, tactile feel, and ability to smoothly access the controls with the thumb, how the thumb moves and sweeps while holding the camera in use vs just holding it, etc. One consideration is that the thumb grip is a modular component that can be removed, replaced, reconsidered without requiring the rest of the handgrip to be affected. Function over compromise to adhere to an aesthetic is always an interesting discourse. Certainly one worthy of a dialogue with Carlo Scarpa and Mies van der Rohe.

@@EdwardPalisoc I hear you, and a difficult balance to strike when Leica's design language is decidedly not "ergonomic" in the blobby Canon sense at the expense of comfort, but it looks possible to "flatten" or round out the fillets where the thumb rest intersects with its support without affecting access to the dials or creating uncomfortable spots for the thumb. I could be wrong, but I'd encourage you to mess around with a few ideas in that area and see if a more beautiful balance can be struck. The other area of concern I'd have is with the finger loop thing. After using a Peak Design micro clutch, I'm all about the concept, but I could imagine that being either uselessly too big or too small-or in the wrong place-depending on hand-size. I have large hands and my micro-clutch ends up needing to be positioned quite a ways forward of the hand grip. The freely-rotating strap anchor on the Peak Design design is genius and, I think, necessary. I don't have a good suggestion for you given other design choices you made, though. On the whole, this looks fantastic though-excited to see you raising the bar!

@@morgan-sutherland ​​⁠​​⁠I see what you’re saying, and I’m happy to revisit it before we roll out - it’s an easy area to to re-sculpt and explore your suggestion!

Yep! See my vid on the S9 if you haven't already!

On our roadmap!