Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The PDF is an attachment to an e-mail message. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com - -----Original Message----- From: Jim Laurel <jplaurel@nwlink.com> Sent: Feb 11, 2004 1:00 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Interesting piece on the Digital R Could one of you guys post a link to the PDF for those of us who don't subscribe to the newsletter? Thanks - Jim On 2/16/04 10:52 AM, "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > Adam - Your post is really interesting because what we have here is a > great example of beauty etc. being in the eye of the beholder - > I looked at this same PDF and thought two things: > 1 - Why are they wasting my time with a photos of engineers and a board > - and why aren't they telling me more about what the camera will do if > they succeed? > 2 - These controls are weirdly laid out. I was particularly put off by > the four buttons down the left side, which struck me as weird placement. > > The other thing that struck me was that this camera will really be quite > a behemoth, and that I will at least no longer have to hear complaints > about "giant" DSLRs from those touting this particular monster. ;-) > > B. D. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Adam > Bridge > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 1:13 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Interesting piece on the Digital R > > > I opened my e-mail a few minutes ago and found an interesting one-page > piece from Leica about the progress of the Digital R back. > > This is good for Leica to be doing. > > I hope they continue to inform about what they are doing. > > The more I look at the controls on the back of the camera the more I > feel that they are getting the ergonomics right. I like the R8's. I > dislike Canon's. > > I hope they make the image histrogram trivial to access. it's one of the > great things about working in the digital domain and can really make a > difference in getting a well-exposed shot. > > Adam > -- > 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