Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R8 vs R6
From: Douglas Herr<telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 04:58:25 -0700

On Sat, 27 Jul 2002 22:41:00 -0900 Mark Kronquist <mak@teleport.com> wrote:

>>>
Perhaps I am in a majority I have average to large hands but I find the  R6
more comfortable to hold, handle and shoot with than an R8 (or SL2 for that
matter)
<<<

I find the size and weight of the R4 through R7 bodies acceptable for
normal-ish lenses, as long as 135mm, but for the really big lenses I feel like
I get a better grip with a Leicaflex or R8.



Doug Herr<BR>Birdman of Sacramento<BR>http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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