Metro Case Grip for Nikon Zf!

The Zf is getting rave reviews, but it’s been described as “uncomfortable with large lenses.” (Dpreview, Feb 12, 2024.)

For max flexibility with your Zf across the full range (and size & weight) of available optics, you’ll need a grip that brings confidence-inspiring comfort.

Maximum comfort while shooting requires a relaxed grip. Large, heavy Nikkor Z lenses can make for an uncomfortable experience on the Zf camera. The Metro Case Zf hand grip overcomes this limitation, allowing your hand to be relaxed while at the same time offering a confident grip. The ergonomic front grip in combination with thumb support on the rear of the camera ensure comfort even on long shooting days.

In addition the superior lightness of the Metro Case Grip doesn’t burden your Zf with unnecessary additional weight.

Features:

  • Front grip

  • Full thumb support on the rear of the camera; doesn’t occupy the hot shoe

  • Easy access to front and rear dials

  • Arca-Swiss compatible quick-release baseplate; protects the bottom of the camera

  • Battery access while attached

  • Access to all ports while attached

  • Secondary tripod socket on optical axis

  • Optical axis indicator on baseplate

  • Honeycomb structure in baseplate for light weight with maximum strength

  • 56 grams (1.98 oz.), about half what other lesser grips weigh

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Metro Case products are designed and and manufactured in the USA.

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Metro's 35mm Viewfinder Now Available

AUSTIN  — Metro Case has announced a lightweight viewfinder housing for use with a repurposed Canon 35mm optical viewfinder.

Check out the review at casualphotophile.com. 

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For digital and analog cameras, the housing works with the very large Canon Sure Shot Owl optical viewfinder, which is available very inexpensively on the second-hand market (i.e., eBay.) The Owl is known for having perhaps the largest viewfinder available in any point and shoot camera.

This viewfinder has a magnification of 0.68x, and has framelines that correspond to 35mm lenses on film cameras (such as the Leica M3) and on full-frame digital cameras like the Sony RX1, RX1R,  and RX1R-II. It also works well with APS-C cameras such as the Fuji X-E series with their 23mm Fujinon lenses.

Weighing only 14 grams or 0.5oz, the Metro Case Viewfinder Housing is available directly from Shapeways. It is 3D printed using Nylon 12, the same material used in the Metro Case camera grips. Assembly is simple: the two pieces just snap together, holding the optics after removal from the Sure Shot Owl.

A great big view with almost zero weight!

The relevant Canon models are listed below. Each line represents an identical model; the different names are how they were sold in different markets.

Note: the Snappy LX models don't appear to have the close-up marks on the framelines. This is of little consequence as the viewfinder is primarily used for street shooting, not for close-ups.

  • sure shot owl - prima af-7

  • sure shot owl pf - prima af-9/date

  • sure shot owl/date - prima af-8/date

  • snappy lx / bf35 - prima bf

  • snappy lxII/date - prima bf-8/date - BF35D

  • snappy lx/date - prima bf-7/date - BF35 QDN

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Based in Texas, Metro Case designs and manufactures grips and accessories for digital cameras as well as unique cases for Apple iPhone.

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A Shock-Absorbing Story.

We recently heard from a Metro Case user who is an avid cyclist. He routinely carries an iPhone 7 in his cycling jersey pocket.

On a rather steep descent on a recent ride, the phone popped out of the pocket, slammed into the ground and skidded along the pavement. GPS recorded 52 miles per hour...

Fearing the worst, the phone was retrieved. The Metro Case was badly bent, mangled and scratched, but the Poron® XRD shock absorbers performed exactly as designed! The screen glass was not cracked, and amazingly the iPhone 7 was otherwise completely unscathed.

Here are photos of the damaged gold Metro Case, alongside a new one.

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