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Review summary: During a recent six-week trip to Iran, I shot exclusively with a Leica M8. This camera was lent to me by Leica for assessment, but I want to stress that there is no financial deal involved either way

Verdict: Not withstanding all its technical qualities, the best point of the M8 is that it is a true M Leica. The ability to shoot discreetly in a crowd, to be inconspicuous on a street, and finally to point a small innocent-looking camera in the face of the ...

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: In 1954, at Photokina (or 'Foto Kina'), Leica introduced the first M series camera, the M3, the first Leica rangefinder body with a bayonet interchangeable lens mount, it was the beginning of a legendary series of cameras and lenses, the latest of ...

Pros: Hand-built body speaks for itself, superb quality and finish, the best in the business, Totally new body built from the ground up to be a digital rangefinder, Years of heritage brought into the digital age without compromising Leica core values, Range ...

Cons: Really need to shoot RAW to realize the potential of the camera, Rangefinder disadvantages: you don't look through the lens, no depth of field preview, framelines indicate frame size not viewfinder view, no auto focus, virtually no telephoto lenses ...

Review summary: Photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson puts the new Leica M8 digital rangefinder to work while on assignment in the world's hottest war zone.

Review summary: I've been using the Leica M8 Rangefinder digital camera for the past three months, shooting trade shows, portraits of my granddaughter, and a trip to Florence, Italy. I am delighted with the M8's lightweight, compact design, and unobtrusiveness for ...

Pros: Excellent Resolution, Compact pro system, Simple, single-function buttons, Extremely high image quality in RAW, Bright viewfinder, Large CCD sensor with 1.33x crop factor, Fast, accurate rangefinder focusing, Viewfinder shows scene outside image area ...

Cons: Expensive, Digital noise evident over ISO 640, Requires screw-on IR filters for color work, so that black does not take on a magenta cast, White Balance settings shifted, Louder shutter than M7 35mm rangefinder, Battery lasts only 100 images, Bulky ...

Verdict: I love the Leica M8's high resolution, saturated, colorful images. I also love its portability, and the bright, sharp viewfinder. While I'm considering sending my M8 to the Leica factory to correct the known image quality issues, I'm not as concerned ...

Review summary: The moment you take the eagerly anticipated Leica M8 in your hands you know that the design engineers at Leica have gone to great lengths to preserve the look and feel of perhaps the greatest 35mm rangefinder camera of all time, the legendary M-series ...

Verdict: When you fire the M8's shutter, the actual click is pretty quiet but higher pitched than that of a classic Leica M. However, this is quickly followed by a whir that lasts about a second on S and 1/2 sec on the C setting as the motor cocks the shutter. ...