Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, Thank you for clarifying what I meant, you are exactly right! An R8 with film is ergonomically a wonderful thing, with the DMR there may be some issues for some of us, as I discovered. And yes, of course, it was only brief fondling at Photokina, but then again that is what trade shows like this are for--to see the new stuff and form an initial opinion. Nathan Ted Grant wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography available at: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Prints for sale at: http://www.photodeluge.com