[Leica] Big hands, and the 100 f4 macro

[Doug Herr <71247.3542@compuserve.com>]

On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, James Burris wrote:

>Also, I must admit the R3 was slated for re-sale well before I comleted
the
>transaction, BUT when I actually got to handle it I was suprised how muc=
h
>better it felt in my hands (rather large) than my R4 or RE.  It seemed t=
o
>balance very nicely with the 100 macro, and "feel" much better in my
hands.
> I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed this about the R3 in compariso=
n
>to R4-7.   Perhaps I'll switch my bodies from the R4/E to the R3 and the=

SL
>I plan to pick up today.  =


Dang! SL prices going up again!  I have big hands too and the SL is my
favorite Leica reflex body.  I hold the SL with my hands; I hold my R4sP
with my fingertips.  My gripe with the R3 is that the viewscreen isn't as=

bright as the SL's.  You'll never use anything except the SL with your ne=
w
400.  You'll swear no auto-stuff camera could be as responsive as the
SL/400 combination.  Enjoy.

- -Doug