Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Douglas, Interesting, as I found the R4 and its later iterations to be to small in my hands, where the R8/9 body was much easier to user. I have large hands also. I do find the R8DMR combo a bit of a handful though. But I love the images I get from it. If they could come up with a R10 the size of the R8/9 body, or maybe a just a bit smaller, then it would be perfect for me. Cheers, Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2010 9:45:49 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] What are the rumours around Leica and Photokina? WAS : Leica annual report Gene, I found the R8/R9 to be a massive and much too smooth lump of a camera compared with other R models, OM SLRs and Pentaxes like the MX - the only thing that came near to it in size was the first Contax RTS with a Real Time Winder. I have reasonably large hands, and I didn't like feel of the last R model at all. The cameras that fit best in my hands are the Leica R7 with the handgrip and winder and the Canon A-1 with a motor drive attached. Although I generally now use a Canon 20D, I feel it is a rather chubby camera that is quite difficult to grip and hold as steadily as a Leica R SLR. Cheers Douglas On 04.08.2010 16:25, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: > So I guess your'e stuck only using M's, point& shoots, and 4/3'ds > cameras. Everything else would be too big. Bummer! ;-) > > Gene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Man"<richard at imagecraft.com> > To: "Leica Users Group"<lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2010 3:47:47 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [Leica] What are the rumours around Leica and Photokina? WAS > : Leica annual report > > 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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> // richard<http://www.imagecraft.com/> >>> // icc blog:<http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> >>> // photo blog:<http://www.5pmlight.com> >>> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all >>> >> previous >> >>> replies in your msgs. ] >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> Greystacks, >> 18 Denchworth Road, >> Wantage, >> OX12 9AU >> >> +44 (0)1235 768505 >> +44 (0)7803 135214 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information