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First publication: 23 september 2006

Updated: 27 september 2006

Leica has released a new digital camera: the long awaited Leica M8.

This is the first digital range finder camera made by Leica.

As I have to set up a new camera system, I am looking at this one. But I have never used a range finder camera.

I have always associated a range finder camera with street photography. I like this kind of photos but I am not doing such pictures a lot. DpReview has a hands-on preview of this camera.

I like the overall design but there is one big negative point: the shutter noise is loud (see page 5 of the hands-on preview). And this is incompatible with a street camera. The second cons I have is that it is not a landscape camera (perhaps I am wrong as I have never tried it).

So it will certainly not be on my purchase list.

Updated on 27 september 2006

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