Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Rabiner said: >>>> Cant think of another more classic example and repeated time and time >>>> again > on the LUG of a camera in which playing with at the camera store does not > do > it the justice it deserves.<, Hi Mark, I think you might have mis-read Nathan's post in regard to the R8. He wasn't talking about the R8 with film in it, he was explaining an R8 with the Leica digital DMR back attached when he tried it in Germany. >> On the other hand, there is also a minus, at least based on my limited >> experience playing with an R8+DMR at Photokina: because the DMR is quite >> thick, it was difficult to get my eye close to the viewfinder without >> mashing my nose and mouth against the DMR.<<<<<<<< The digital back when attached to an R8 or 9 increases the depth of the camera from lens side to back side and the increased thickness extends out the back significantly when trying to put your eye to the viewfinder. Certainly for those of us accustomed to shooting with film. This is an obvious enlarged size factor mentioned several times in the past by others who've had the opportunity to handle the R8 with digital back attached. ted