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Subject: [Leica] What are the rumours around Leica and Photokina? WAS : Leica annual report
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:37:43 +0200
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If it were a little smaller, and a bit chunkier, that would be just what 
"Herr Doktor" ordered :-)

I think what we'll be getting is some kind of PEN EP on steroids - 
rumours abound: Hoya/Tokina/Pentax, Samsung, Ricoh, Panasonic and others

Cheers
Douglas

On 04.08.2010 18:26, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
> Hi Douglas,
>
> Interesting, as I found the R4 and its later iterations to be to small in 
> my hands, where the R8/9 body was much easier to user.  I have large hands 
> also.  I do find the R8DMR combo a bit of a handful though.  But I love 
> the images I get from it.  If they could come up with a R10 the size of 
> the R8/9 body, or maybe a just a bit smaller, then it would be perfect for 
> me.
>
> Cheers,
> Gene
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Douglas Sharp"<douglas.sharp at gmx.de>
> To: "Leica Users Group"<lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2010 9:45:49 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: Re: [Leica] What are the rumours around Leica and Photokina? WAS 
> : Leica annual report
>
> Gene,
>
> I found the  R8/R9 to be a massive and much too smooth lump of a camera
> compared with other R models, OM SLRs and Pentaxes like the MX - the
> only thing that came near to it in size was the first Contax RTS with a
> Real Time Winder.
>
> I have reasonably large hands, and I didn't like feel of the last R
> model at all.
>
> The cameras that fit best in my hands are the Leica R7 with the handgrip
> and winder and the Canon A-1 with a motor drive attached.
>
> Although I generally now use a Canon 20D, I feel it is a rather chubby
> camera that is quite difficult to grip and hold as steadily as a Leica R
> SLR.
>
> Cheers
> Douglas
>
>
>
> On 04.08.2010 16:25, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
>    
>> So I guess your'e stuck only using M's, point&   shoots, and 4/3'ds 
>> cameras.  Everything else would be too big.  Bummer!  ;-)
>>
>> Gene
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Richard Man"<richard at imagecraft.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group"<lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2010 3:47:47 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] What are the rumours around Leica and Photokina? WAS 
>> : Leica annual report
>>
>> I don't like it much because of my small hands :-)
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 12:33 AM, Frank Dernie
>> <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>wrote:
>>
>>
>>      
>>> I am not aware of anybody who has used one disliking the body design. The
>>> ergonomics are excellent and the controls super. Some may not like the
>>> styling, I am not that big a fan of the styling myself, but my only
>>> complaint on my R8 is that the mode/power dial is moved by the strap 
>>> whilst
>>> carrying it, other than that it is a better designed camera than every 
>>> Canon
>>> I have used, and than most Nikons too.
>>> cheers,
>>> Frank
>>>
>>> On 3 Aug, 2010, at 21:58, Richard Man wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>>>> I hear what you are saying (not that I am Leica or anything :-) but for
>>>> every R8/R9 lover, there seems to be a good number of R8/R9 "dis-likers"
>>>> too. Certainly the sales just do not hold up. Why would Leica continues
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> to
>>>
>>>        
>>>> use the same body design when there are resistance to it?
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 1:31 PM, George Lottermoser<imagist3 at mac.com>
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>        
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> yep - that's all we're look'n' for
>>>>> keep it simple
>>>>>
>>>>> ;~)
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> George Lottermoser
>>>>> george at imagist.com
>>>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 3, 2010, at 3:23 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>>>> as long as it was full frame and had a bright view finder.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
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