Originally posted by raider Steve Huff says the K-01 is "Fat". But it looks like he likes the Leica Digilux 1?
Digilux 1 | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS
The K-01 measures 121 x 79 x 59mm.
The Digilux-1 measures 127 x 83.3 x 67.4mm.
I sense "sexual" discrimination here??
Edit: DPreview says the Leica Digilux is "
The clear, modular styling of the LEICA DIGILUX 1 gives the camera a highly individual look. Its pure lines and reduction to the essentials are inherited from the clear design of Leica's legendary rangefinder cameras. "The robust and yet extremely light-weight magnesium alloy body and the classic controls accentuate its timeless elegance," says product designer Professor Achim Heine."
More "sexual" discrimination?
BWAH-HA-HA-HA! Great find, sir!
Two things:
1. I will bet you anything that Mr. Newson knows about the Digilux and that he took a few cues from it when he was designing the K-01. I mean, what industrial designer worth his salt, when faced with designing a camera for the first time, WOULDN'T look to Leica first for ideas and inspiration?
2. Steve Huff still deserves the props I gave him for drawing attention to the similarities between the design of the two cameras rather than dismissing the the K-01 as a toy based on its exterior appearance, but considering what a Leica fanboy he seems to be (and I cannot blame him for that; I am a Leica fangirl and if I were wealthy, I'd have several Leicas myself) I'm now slightly disappointed that he didn't take the comparison a little bit further. Oh, wel ....