Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The name plate looks very much like the R3 nameplate. Gene On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > As an engineering designer used to designing for small production runs > (but much smaller than Leica) I doubt a stylist has been used. The SL looks > to me something which has entirely been designed to be inexpensively NC > machined from solid since the projected production volume almost certainly > would not have been able to fund the tooling for diecasting. > The shape looks to me orientated around simple machining with only a > minimal look at styling, such as the nameplate which looks like a R4 to R6 > part. > The body seems to have a simple knurled finish. > Frank D. > > > On 21 Oct 2015, at 15:09, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > > > > I am a bit haunted by the exterior design of this camera. unusual for me, > > because I usually do not care.. > > > > > > > > After a night of thinking, I came upon an idea, and went on the WEB to > look > > up the old, Leica S1.. > > > > > > > > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/newsLetter/Leica-S1.jsp > > > > > > > > I think that this 1996 camera, popular among museums for early recording > of > > artworks, may have been part of the inspiration for the exterior design > of > > the SL. > > > > > > > > Slab body, smooth front, tall, built for "business", no frills, > > minimalistic.... Certainly less busy than a Sony A7 or even Leica's > recent > > compact cameras. > > > > > > > > Could it be that the original designer of this camera is still working at > > Leica? > > > > > > > > I think there is an interesting story here.. > > > > > > > > Frank Filippone > > > > Red735i at verizon.net > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >