Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/25
[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 And it will have an intechangeable back shortly .Won,t it? Highly desirable piece of machinery simon jessurun