Maybe the reason the R8 is so large is that they really were aiming for
a digital SLR
http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1056662699.html
Interesting bits and pieces from the above,
there is less complication - particularly when the same company is
designing both camera and back, and is able to tailor the body design to
allow for a digital back from day one. It seems likely that this is the
case with the Leica R8 and R9 - the camera back will be able to
communicate with the body through existing electrical contacts, and no
modifications will be necessary to use the DIGITAL-MODUL-R.
Together, an R8 or R9 with the digital back and power unit will have
approximately the same dimensions as they would with a film back and
Leica's Motor-Drive R unit.
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