Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > -- > > 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 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html