Thoughts about the Leica M8
The digital camera that blends film with digital.
Back in 2009, I started my journey into photography. I remember going through a myriad of websites, buying magazines and subscribing to every newsletter related to photography I came across.
Shortly after, with the guidance of a friend who was into photography, I bought my first dSLR, a Canon EOS 450D, joined a local photography club (2 to be exact) and attended my first beginner's course.
In this course, different types of cameras were introduced, one of which was a rangefinder. A bit of research on the internet and the name came up — Leica M8.
Initial Impressions (of a newbie)
Reading the specifications for the first time didn’t make much sense to me back then: 27x18mm CCD sensor (Kodak KAF 10500), 10 megapixels, manual focus.
Then came the price tag — a whopping $4795 (body only). This was way out of my budget and either way my Canon was surely superior, 12 megapixel and Autofocus. As I said — I didn’t know much back then.
Specifications
The M8 was the first digital Leica rangefinder released in September 2006. As mentioned above, Leica had worked with (Eastman) Kodak to develop their CCD sensor which if I am not mistaken, was one of…
