That's why I'm holding off on buying this grip. I want all of the kinks worked out. Although I'd like one for my upcoming trip at the end of August.

Along with many, I am interested in the grips that you are developing. How will we know when the next "batch" will be available and how should we place an order for one?

update:
three items for the OMD; all are CNC milled from 6061T6 aluminum, black anodized, have pin-in-slot for wrist strap and do not interfere with the battery or card access, have grooves to fit RRS/Arca style clamp and 1/4-20 tripod hole, centered on lens
1. basic grip: $125
2. L-plate: $125
1. combo grip and L-plate $175

e-mail me to order:
jm-at-milich.com

all three:


combo. mounted:




L-plate:



basic grip


top view, combo mounted:






Note: I will make a $50 discount to any early adopters who want to exchange their grip for any of the above

It wasn't a wrist strap that most of us wanted.. it was the ability to use a Hand strap. Like the Olympus GS-4 Grip Strap. But better yet the GS-3 would fit better or more than likely most would use a generic one. All three Shown here respectively:


I'm hoping you did design for a hand strap and just mistakenly wrote wrist. Which it kinda looks like you did, tho i don't get the use of the Oval hole only in the basic model.

Have you tried it with a Hand strap attached and placing it on a RRS/Arca style clamp?.
I'm not sure if it would work with a strap or if the strap would be in the way a little. A 1/16" or 3/32" relief between the pin and battery door would solve it, if it proves to be a problem. I mean people are not going to undo the strap every time they want to clamp it to a tripod. It looks like there's enough material there where it wouldn't effect the strength any, I mean only if its a problem to attach with the hand strap attached.

Also to me $75 to add that hole and Hand strap pin seems a little much to me, unless the relief for the strap was done also; but then again his shop is in Brooklyn so that's probably standard labor rate there in NYC. I live an hour up state and prices are for machine shop services are much less when I have things milled or fabed.

Also is that Pin Pressed in or threaded and screwed in? If it's pressed in then most would have to use the Olympus GS-3 Grip Strap, because i know most generics have the bottom of the strap already permanently attached to the plastic piece that gets screwed into the tripod socket. I have no idea which if any would be removable. The two that I ever got were not removable. Maybe someone else can direct us to a third party one that is removable from that piece.

i cannot see where your math comes up with $75

first grip was $110; adding the hole and pin brought the price up to $125. the pin is pressed in. I could probably change that, but thought the strap would simple thread through. with a strap in place, you can get about 1-1/4 " of the grooves in the tripod clamp

the combo model has the oval hole; that led to the rectangular hole in the later production versions of the basic and L-plate and will also be in the combo's

the basi grip and the L-plate involve about the same amount of fabrication and are made from two parts each; the combo requires more machining and uses three machined parts.

all the work is done in my brooklyn shop: design and detailing, waterjet cutting, CNC machining, de-burring and vibratory finishing and anodizing. I pay a decent wage, health insurance and 401k

Seriously? If you are not making a Joke then I am truly sorry. Yes I have a degree in math and Engineering but I thought anyone should be able to subtract 50 from 125 and come up with 75 as the answer. My apologies if I was wrong in that assumptions. I was not trying to act smart or use difficult equations but I can assure you that the math is correct. Trading in the first Basic grip for the second basic grip would cost 75 dollars as per your first pricing post; which I included as quoted above.

125 - 50 = 75
My sincerer apologizes for not including my work with my earlier post.

Nice looking grips and Good luck with the sales
Regards,
RDM

looks like an apples and oranges thing re. costs:

the new version which adds the pin and hole, and a bit more tweaking, adds $15 to the price, and that number is relevant to the cost of labor mentioned, not the $75 you refer to.

i am also offering a trade-in for those with the early version; they get a $50 discount if they want the new version (it will cost them $75, not $125).

jm

Yes, thank you for mentioning other refinements. I was curious if it was merely the addition if the strap lug on the MkII Basic. So in the response to the original post with the prices, it was only apparent that the strap slot was added. It was only a passing comment re: the cost anyway.
I was mainly inquiring as to weather there would be any problems with attaching it to a clamp with a Grip strap like the GS-3.
That was my main concern. It not being able to sit flat on a table with strap attached is something I could live with.
Again the new models look beautiful.

Regards,
RDM

P.S.
Question: Between the combo grip and the L-Plate I just noticed an additional hole near the 1/4" tripod thread mount. What is the purpose of the additional hole?

thanks for the polite reply and the appreciation.

that extra hole is a fixturing aid for machining

jm

or you can think of it as a little weight reduction =)