[LRflex] Re: The other R10 - Leica User Forum
- From: David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:12:48 -0700
G'Mornin' Douglas!
You wrote:
Lack of quality assurance is the most interesting :-)
Where do you see this, in the posts? Personally, I have always found
the QA to be excellent, on the R5 and later. Of course if you're
talking about the R10 being built in cooperation with Minolta/Sony or
Panashiba, then it's possible they could have a disaster like they
early R4. However, I believe that the R10 will be an all Solms
undertaking, as was the R8/9/S2.
Now, if the R10 is based on the R7 (not the R8/9 - a design
catastrophe - in spite of its excellent ergonomics) they may have a
customer for an R10.
Having owned both the R8 and R9, I can only agree that they are
superbly performing cameras, with outstanding ergonomics. (I
actually liked their looks!) But they were still large, and
heavy. I'd much prefer the form-factor of the R4 through 7. If
Pentax can do what they did with the K10/K20, then there is no reason
that Leica cannot make the R10 in the size of the R7.
My one concern with a smaller body is the size of the
pentaprism. Although I do not understand the optics/physics of it
all, I do know that (all other things being equal) a larger
pentaprism will result in a brighter finder. I think that to be
successful, the finder must be as good as the R8/9 finder, though
Doug will still want one of the SL quality. ;-) If they can achieve
that, in a smaller body, then I, too, may be a customer, even after
the experiences I've had at the hands of Leica.
Cheers!
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David Young,
Logan Lake, CANADA
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