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Subject: [Leica] What are the rumours around Leica and Photokina? WAS : Leica annual report
From: richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 01:47:47 -0700
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I don't like it much because of my small hands :-)

On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 12:33 AM, Frank Dernie
<Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>wrote:

> I am not aware of anybody who has used one disliking the body design. The
> ergonomics are excellent and the controls super. Some may not like the
> styling, I am not that big a fan of the styling myself, but my only
> complaint on my R8 is that the mode/power dial is moved by the strap whilst
> carrying it, other than that it is a better designed camera than every 
> Canon
> I have used, and than most Nikons too.
> cheers,
> Frank
>
> On 3 Aug, 2010, at 21:58, Richard Man wrote:
>
> > I hear what you are saying (not that I am Leica or anything :-) but for
> > every R8/R9 lover, there seems to be a good number of R8/R9 "dis-likers"
> > too. Certainly the sales just do not hold up. Why would Leica continues
> to
> > use the same body design when there are resistance to it?
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 1:31 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> yep - that's all we're look'n' for
> >> keep it simple
> >>
> >> ;~)
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> George Lottermoser
> >> george at imagist.com
> >> http://www.imagist.com
> >> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
> >>
> >>
> >> On Aug 3, 2010, at 3:23 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
> >>
> >>> as long as it was full frame and had a bright view finder.
> >>
> >>
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