Accessorizing the M9

Decided to treat myself after so many months of being in lockdown from Covid. I ended up buying from Amazon a thumb support and a soft shutter release.

With the thumb support, I immediately felt the difference. Feels very comfortable and natural in the hand. Since the support is attached from the hot shoe, the camera doesn't catch when putting it into my bag anymore. There is a concern that its in there pretty tight. Not confident that I can remove it from the camera, especially without making marks on the camera. I'll worry about that down the road.

With the soft shutter release, I'm still figuring it out. With the shutter release on, the top is no longer flush anymore which now is the piece that is catching when the camera goes in and out of the bag. From a quick photowalk, I'm noticing that my photos are slightly tilted. The photos don't have shake or blur but at times not straight. Maybe something I'll need to get use to. I do like the look, the black release totally matches with the black top of the camera.

I'm definately happy with the support but I may leave the shutter release behind. 

Update: Just came back from a photo trip and I enjoyed having the thumb support but not so much the shutter release. I just felt in the way and not natural to my hand. I didn't like to worry about it catching the inside of my bag all the time so I remove it mid way through the trip. I'm thinking you choose to use one or the other but not both at the same time.