Leica M8 Hands-on Preview by DPReview
Leice M8 Photo Preview by DPReview
Half a century after Leica introduced M3 to the market, Leica has made another historical introduction, the first digital M series, the Leica M8.
This new rangefinder digital camera has the classic design, build and function of the M series but utilizes a completely digital imaging system. The M8 has a specially designed ten megapixel CCD sensor which being slightly smaller than a film negative introduces a 1.33x field of view crop. This ratio conveniently converts several standard M lenses to sort-of equivalent steps (so 21 mm to approx. 28 mm, 28 mm to approx. 35 mm).
The M8 is not an adapted M7, it is a totally new camera with a new body (albeit one that bears all the usual M trademarks), a new viewfinder and a new sensor. Nor is it necessarily the end of the line for M film cameras; Leica is leaving that door open, for the moment at least.
This could probably be the street camera many street photographer’s have been waiting for.
Check out the full preview here.
