Thumb rest for fuji Xe1. This is information and not an ad.

BRPWS · Jan 20, 2013

I use these on all my Fuji Cameras and they really help to steady the camera.
El.:-D

Thumbs Up EP-9S for the Fuji X-E1 now shipping
1 day ago
For those who are interested you can email to Tim Issac of Matchtechnical.

Tim Isaac <[email protected]>

The price will be $129.88 for the Thumbs Up EP-9S. The colors choices are Black or Silver.

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kaffina · Jan 20, 2013

To expensive in my opinion.

Astrophotographer 10 · Jan 20, 2013

It half the price of the competitor though.

Greg.

Jordan Norris · Jan 20, 2013

Yeah, seems like daylight robbery... personally I wouldnt spend much more than $30 for a little piece of aluminum(or whatever it is) like that.

JJJRRR768 · Jan 20, 2013

I thought during my trial of the XE that it needed something, I found my finger hitting the little wheel which I did not like and this would certainly take care of that. I will end up with one of these if I get an APS-C fuji.... I think it looks good too

Jose V. Sumaquial MD · Jan 20, 2013

Lensmate has their version coming out next month for much less at $74.95. I have their Thumbrest for the X100 and it is money well spent!

gearhorse · Jan 20, 2013

i'd love to pick up both this and the fuji grip, but both are insanely overpriced IMO and i don't think i can justify the price. if it were ~$50 then i'd consider it...

Zardoz · Jan 20, 2013

Very hard to see $130 of value there. Same deal with the massively overpriced X100 hood.

Outbacker · Jan 21, 2013

Looks like blatant advertising to me, and the item is overpriced as well. Not to mention disabling the hotshoe.

Al Downie · Jan 21, 2013

The X-Pro model from Lensmate ($64.95) works perfectly well on the X-E1.

Lensmate X-Pro1 thumb grip

It's a *little* bit close to the control wheel, but still perfectly usable.

Charlesn · Jan 21, 2013

I think a thumbrest can be really useful. But I also think a thumbrest--otherwise known as a one ounce piece of machined aluminum--is just plain stupid when priced at $130. Reality check: that's about the same price as a Fuji S4200 digicam with a 24X optical zoom lens. It's also more than than a WiFi Kindle Paperwhite. Even Lensmate is now jumping on the stupid price bandwagon, bumping up their X-E1 thumbrest to $74.95 which, sadly, is looking like a "bargain" compared to the pricing for the Thumbs Up.

hellocrowley · Jan 21, 2013

Charlesn said:
Charlesn wrote:

I think a thumbrest can be really useful. But I also think a thumbrest--otherwise known as a one ounce piece of machined aluminum--is just plain stupid when priced at $130. Reality check: that's about the same price as a Fuji S4200 digicam with a 24X optical zoom lens. It's also more than than a WiFi Kindle Paperwhite. Even Lensmate is now jumping on the stupid price bandwagon, bumping up their X-E1 thumbrest to $74.95 which, sadly, is looking like a "bargain" compared to the pricing for the Thumbs Up.

I read somewhere that the price is justified because they spent a large amount of money on R&D...

liustephen · Jan 21, 2013

i'm sure that someone in china will produce one of these for about $2, and sell it for $10 on ebay.

kind of like those $25 x-lens adapters.

keith1101 · Jan 21, 2013

MuMinded · Jan 21, 2013

130 bucks and it partially blocks the most useful knob on the camera.. the EV +- control..

Yeah, right.. My thumb is perfectible happy to go commando, especially for that price.

I like to support the idea of "made in (insert your country other then China here), but this is just a perfect example of why I often resort to buying off shore.. The irony is, this guy will probably still sell a bunch of these at this price.. Just silly.

MuMinded

Charlesn · Jan 21, 2013

hellocrowley said:
hellocrowley wrote:

hellocrowley said:

Charlesn wrote:

I think a thumbrest can be really useful. But I also think a thumbrest--otherwise known as a one ounce piece of machined aluminum--is just plain stupid when priced at $130. Reality check: that's about the same price as a Fuji S4200 digicam with a 24X optical zoom lens. It's also more than than a WiFi Kindle Paperwhite. Even Lensmate is now jumping on the stupid price bandwagon, bumping up their X-E1 thumbrest to $74.95 which, sadly, is looking like a "bargain" compared to the pricing for the Thumbs Up.

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I read somewhere that the price is justified because they spent a large amount of money on R&D...

Not sure if you meant this as funny sarcasm or were trying to make a legit point. If the latter, consider that Richard Franiec makes custom-machined aluminum grips (google him), each one uniquely designed for a specific camera model. The design, fit and finish are at near work-of-art levels, and he sells them for less than $35.

PeterFXCassidy · Jan 22, 2013

The price would be perfectly reasonable - if it came with the camera already attached to it. Or a sports car. Or a pony.

hellocrowley · Jan 23, 2013

Charlesn said:
Charlesn wrote:

Charlesn said:

hellocrowley wrote:

Charlesn said:

Charlesn wrote:

I think a thumbrest can be really useful. But I also think a thumbrest--otherwise known as a one ounce piece of machined aluminum--is just plain stupid when priced at $130. Reality check: that's about the same price as a Fuji S4200 digicam with a 24X optical zoom lens. It's also more than than a WiFi Kindle Paperwhite. Even Lensmate is now jumping on the stupid price bandwagon, bumping up their X-E1 thumbrest to $74.95 which, sadly, is looking like a "bargain" compared to the pricing for the Thumbs Up.

Click to expand...

I read somewhere that the price is justified because they spent a large amount of money on R&D...

Click to expand...

Not sure if you meant this as funny sarcasm or were trying to make a legit point. If the latter, consider that Richard Franiec makes custom-machined aluminum grips (google him), each one uniquely designed for a specific camera model. The design, fit and finish are at near work-of-art levels, and he sells them for less than $35.

Of course I wasn't serious. I checked out those grips, look very nice indeed, at a very reasonable cost. Why doesn't he make a Fuji grip?

bugeyed · Jan 23, 2013

Charlesn said:
Charlesn wrote:

I think a thumbrest can be really useful. But I also think a thumbrest--otherwise known as a one ounce piece of machined aluminum--is just plain stupid when priced at $130. Reality check: that's about the same price as a Fuji S4200 digicam with a 24X optical zoom lens. It's also more than than a WiFi Kindle Paperwhite. Even Lensmate is now jumping on the stupid price bandwagon, bumping up their X-E1 thumbrest to $74.95 which, sadly, is looking like a "bargain" compared to the pricing for the Thumbs Up.

BTW The Thumbs Up is machined from brass. That may not justify the high price, but at least something on the X-100 will show some classic "brassing".

I would have a hard time paying 120+ for the Thumbs Up grip, but my used X-100 came with one installed!!! I love it, & I don't think that Lensmate makes a long version for the X-100. Too bad, 'cause it puts the thumb at exactly the right place to keep away from buttons while allowing access to the controls & protecting the Exp Comp dial a bit.

Cheers,

kev

JoeRadza · Jan 23, 2013

Priced too high, blocks hot shoe, and also an issue of it putting extra pressure on the hot shoe.

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