Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/28

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Subject: [Leica] R7 height (was: Re: M6TTL and M7 Clues)
From: Doug Herr <71247.3542@compuserve.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 04:53:51 -0500
 
on  Tue, 27 Oct 1998, Roger Beamon wrote:

<SNIP>

>You're right, Doug, the R7 uses (2) CR1/3N lithiums or (4) 76 
>Silver cells twice what my R6.2 uses. They are, however, in the 
>bottom of the camera and the extra height was added to the top 
>of the camera.

<SNIP>

Roger,

If the R7 and R6.2 are placed on a table, the R7's lens mount is higher
than the R6.2's.  Removing an earlier R's bottom plate also reveals no
space for the added battery(ies).  The R7's added height is on the bottom;
the M6TTL's added height is on the top.

Doug Herr
Sacramento