Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In article <3.0b33.32.19961009002409.00956ec0@mail.cdsnet.net>, Eric Welch <ewelch@cdsnet.net> writes >>It sounds and feels very much unlike the other two cameras. A Leica R4 and a >>Minolta XD7 sound and feel very much alike, try operating the wind-on >lever, fire >>the shutter. You'll know what I'm talking about... > >Sorry, but I could do that with thick gloves. But then I've used R4s for >about 13 years. Besides, the R4 is based on the XD-11, the R3 was based on >the XD-7. I'm just wondering if these are the right names or if perhaps they are different around the world. I had an XD-7 (European name- I thought it was called the XD-11 elsewhere) and it was very like the R4 and R5 in size and function and nothing like an R3. -- joe b.