Leica R 9

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"Around 1990, Leica management decided to break away from the cameras developed with Minolta and to design a completely new replacement in house. A new team of developers was put on the project and some of their design briefs were: An industrial designer was employed and given the brief to make the camera look less like a conventional SLR and more like the flat-topped M cameras. When the camera was released in 1996 it met a very mixed reception, attracting criticism for its size. The styling was also not universally appreciated, some derisively calling it "The Hunchback of Solms"."

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