[Leica] Leica SL and maybe the design inspiration?

[Gene Duprey]

The name plate looks very much like the R3 nameplate.

Gene


On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>
wrote:

> As an engineering designer used to designing for small production runs
> (but much smaller than Leica) I doubt a stylist has been used. The SL looks
> to me something which has entirely been designed to be inexpensively NC
> machined from solid since the projected production volume almost certainly
> would not have been able to fund the tooling for diecasting.
> The shape looks to me orientated around simple machining with only a
> minimal look at styling, such as the nameplate which looks like a R4 to R6
> part.
> The body seems to have a simple knurled finish.
> Frank D.
>
> > On 21 Oct 2015, at 15:09, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > I am a bit haunted by the exterior design of this camera. unusual for me,
> > because I usually do not care..
> >
> >
> >
> > After a night of thinking, I came upon an idea, and went on the WEB to
> look
> > up the old, Leica S1..
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/newsLetter/Leica-S1.jsp
> >
> >
> >
> > I think that this 1996 camera, popular among museums for early recording
> of
> > artworks, may have been part of the inspiration for the exterior design
> of
> > the SL.
> >
> >
> >
> > Slab body, smooth front, tall, built for "business", no frills,
> > minimalistic....  Certainly less busy than a Sony A7 or even Leica's
> recent
> > compact cameras.
> >
> >
> >
> > Could it be that the original designer of this camera is still working at
> > Leica?
> >
> >
> >
> > I think there is an interesting story here..
> >
> >
> >
> > Frank Filippone
> >
> > Red735i at verizon.net
> >
> >
> >
> >
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