Leica M8 10.3MP Digital Rangefinder Camera with .68x Viewfinder (Silver Chrome Body Only)

The Leica M8 is the the first Professional Leica Digital Rangefinder Camera. It features high picture quality even with high ISO settings, with logical, leica-typical intuitive functions, all in a metal housing made of highly stabile magnesium alloy, available in black or silver chrome.

High Resolution: The minimal noise CCD was optimized for the special needs of the M-lens system & offers a high resolution of 10.3 mio.pixels. The special adaptation of the sensor with micro lens offset helps to avoid disturbing vignetting in the corners of the pictures. A very thin glass covering obstructs unwanted light by diagonal light.

Full Light Efficiency: It is now possible to take much more detailed pictures with high sensitivity up to 2500 ISO, as never before with analogue film.

Concentrated & Intuitive: The M8 features only the most relevant photographical digital possibilities. The functions such as time automatic & the manual focus in combination with the preserved rangefinder principal were maintained. A simple & intuitive menu allows for setting on the 2.5" screen in only a few steps.

Rangefinder: The Leica M8 has a bright light frame for the 24 & 35 mm, 28 & 90 mm & 50 & 75 mm lenses. Through the focal length extension factor of 1.33x, the effective focal length is from 32 to 120 mm. This makes the use of the APO-TELYT-M 135mm/f3.5 not recommendable. The viewfinder magnification corresponds to 0.68.

Features

1. Low-noise 10.3-megapixel CCD image sensor specifically matched to the compact lens design
2. Full compatibility with nearly all M lenses means unique imaging performance
3. Incorporates rangefinder system with its advantages of discreet and quiet operation, speed, and precision
4. Future-guaranteed raw data format (DNG) and the raw data converter Capture One LE
5. Main settings clearly structured in menus on the bright 2.5-inch display

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