Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01BE8574.73ED88C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Morning, all. It is a helluva camera, but I do think there should be some convenience = changes. The shutter speed dial is so large as to get rubbed and = changed in the process of doing other things. Like changing the = metering mode. The mode setting near the shutter setting dial should be = made easier and more positive to use. I also would like to "hold" an exposure I have taken in any mode, not = just spot. Even to the extent of placing an out of the way button just = for this purpose, or leave the function as one step of firing the = shutter. I would like to see an independently purchasable back which performs = focus confirmation and communicates this to the processor and the = viewfinder through its many contacts. Son of R8 should be designed so that focus confirmation/AF is compatible = with as many existing lenses as possible. My two pfennigs Enjoy the light! Greg - ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01BE8574.73ED88C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2014.210" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Morning, all.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>It is a helluva camera, but I do think there should = be some=20 convenience changes. The shutter speed dial is so large as to get = rubbed=20 and changed in the process of doing other things. Like changing = the=20 metering mode. The mode setting near the shutter setting dial = should be=20 made easier and more positive to use.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I also would like to "hold" an exposure I have taken = in any=20 mode, not just spot. Even to the extent of placing an out of the = way=20 button just for this purpose, or leave the function as one step of = firing the=20 shutter.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I would like to see an independently purchasable = back which=20 performs focus confirmation and communicates this to the processor and = the=20 viewfinder through its many contacts.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Son of R8 should be designed so that focus = confirmation/AF is=20 compatible with as many existing lenses as possible.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>My two pfennigs</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Enjoy the light!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Greg</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01BE8574.73ED88C0--