Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]With telelenses i,d use it turned with my nose on top of the prism housing with the bulk of the camera clear of my face to the side . > I worry that the new back may interfere with some of the R8's lovely > ergonomics: it looks like it juts out a bit and would make taking your > eye to the finder uncomfortable. > > On Saturday, Jun 19, 2004, at 09:42 Australia/Melbourne, Leonard J > Kapner wrote: > > > Once the teething problems were resolved, the R8 has been a great > > unit. I > > use mine all the time. Viewfinder is very bright, making it easy for > > older > > eyes to focus with precision. I understand the R9 is even better! When > > my > > favorite films become unavailable, I'll buy a digi-back for it. > > > > Len > > > > -- > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lug-bounces+ljkapner=cox.net@leica-users.org > > [mailto:lug-bounces+ljkapner=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > > animal > > Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 4:20 PM > > To: Leica Users Group > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: An R series question > > > > > > > > > >> 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 > > > > And it will have an intechangeable back shortly .Won,t it? > > Highly desirable piece of machinery > > simon jessurun > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > Alastair > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information