Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Roger Beamon wrote: <snip> > we've been fooled before. The R7 added either 2 or 3 >mm. in height over its predecessors (can't remember the exact >number w/o looking in the books and I'm working with a full plate >today). It was theorized that this was largely for the future also >because the extra electronics for the R7 didn't have to take much >room due to reduction in component sizes. >So, what happens...The bloody elves in Solms came out with a >whole new design. Enter R8! Roger, Someone correct me if I'm mistaken but I think the R7 uses twice as many batteries as the R4-R6 cameras. The extra height may have just been more space for the batteries. Doug Herr Sacramento