Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas M. Sharp wrote: > I too don't particularly like the styling of the R8/R9 and I'm not sure > whether I would ever use the advantages it has over the R7, so > until the older cameras break down irreparably (or somebody "drops one > in my lap") I'll stay away from them. > regards > Douglas I agree with you on the looks of the R8/9, I don't like it either. But these looks are clearly a result of functionality. The ergonomics of the R8/9 are imho unsurpassed. Pick one up and it will fit your hands as a tailormade glove. Anyhow, if you shoot with it you don't see it, so who cares about looks:-) Best regards, Michiel Fokkema