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Subject: Re: [Leica] Interesting piece on the Digital R
From: Patrick Jelliffe <pbjbike@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:31:56 -0800 (PST)

Which CAN be forwarded ;^).  Sorry, Jim I'm not a
subscriber.

Patrick


- --- Douglas Herr <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 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
> > --
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> > 
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