Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yours are interesting observations about the Canon 10D which I've been using now for about 2 months. I have very small hands and find it a joy to use...but my SLR cameras are Canons so I'm used to the design and build already, maybe that's the difference. Also, I use the battery grip chamber and have the (somewhat hard to find) grip strap which makes it very easy to keep attached to my hand and certainly makes it easier to hold. Lea - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Graves" <ahgraves@prodigy.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 7:04 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Further digital exploration > I also tried the canon 10D this weekend. It's remarkably blocky and > seemed to have all the ergonomic design of a brick- though it is much > lighter. The shop owner said people read the reviews, come in to buy > it, look very disappointed when they first handle it- but then buy it > anyway.It does take fine pictures, but it just feels clumsy on first > handling. > > Allen > > > > >On 7/20/03 Peter Klein wrote: > > > >> > >>I also tried the Nikon D100 and the Canon 10D. When I first held the > >>latter, all I could think of was "TANK!" Granted, the lens mounted on the > >>10D was a monstrous, honking bazooka of a 35-70 f/2.8 (?), which I think > >>was heavier than the camera. But I couldn't help thinking that my whole > >>was of doing photography was "small and light," and this stuff was anything > >>but. Even with a prime lens. I'm sure that eventually I could learn the > >>operation of these beasts, but there would be a lot to learn. > >> > > > >The dimensions of a 10D are: > > > >150 x 107 x 75 mm (5.9 x 4.2 x 3.0 in) > > > >it weighs 790g > > > >The dimensions of an M7 are: > > > >138 x 79.5 x 38 mm > > > >it weights 610g (no batteries) > > > >The R8 (since I was looking stuff up) are: > > > >158 x 101 x 62 (without motor drive) > > > >it weighs 890 g. > > > >They are very much of the same size. > > > > > >These dimensions don't scream "tank" to me. But boy the lenses sure do. > > > >Adam Bridge > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html