Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/20

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Subject: [Leica] Quality (was un-believable)
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Sat Dec 20 18:36:47 2008
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I believe "much thicker" is only about 2 or 3 mm. ?Hardly worth noting in my 
experience. ?Sort of like the argument that the 1 mm taller M6TTL destroyed 
the look and ergonomics of the camera - Total bunk in my opinion. ?If 
anything, the thicker M8 is easier to hold tightly.


Gene -------------- Original message from rob mcclure 
<rmcclure2@woh.rr.com>: --------------


> Never having seen or held an m8 I can only go by comparison photos.   
> It is much thicker than film M's.  Seems the balance and feel would be  
> different.
> 
> Rob
> On Dec 20, 2008, at 10:37 AM, Sonny Carter wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Lottermoser George  
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Ergonomic qualities:
> >> buttons, levers, switches, focusing and aperture rings
> >> The M8 and DMR put them where I expect them to be
> >> (because I spent a lot of time M6's and R8's)
> >>
> >>
> > In the time I was waiting to decide on an M8, I bought three levels of
> > Pentax Kd.
> >
> > Each of them has difference in control placement and function.
> >
> > Two weeks ago, I went out with my MDa and my M8, and they both  
> > functionally
> > operated the same, except of course, when I forgot and tried to  
> > chimp the
> > MDa. ;-)
> >
> > -- 
> > Regards,
> >
> > Sonny
> > http://www.sonc.com
> > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
> > Natchitoches, Louisiana
> > USA
> >
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