![]() But for those in the process of buying an M9 or (i believe) M9-P, I've just been through the same process and I discovered two ways to check if the sensor was replaced or not, they should not exclude each other. Katie did a great job taking this photo without any practice once I explained what to do!įinally here is a flower portrait with the Leica M8.So I am pretty sure that most of you here won't be interested in this mini guide because you probably already have a Leica. I gave the model a chance to get her own back and turn a camera on the photographers! I was using my Nikon FM SLR film camera shooting 35mm Kodak Portra 160 film. Here is a photo taken with my M8 of me in action yesterday teaching a Leica photography workshop in London. ![]() Here are some Leica M8 portrait photos from my Flickr Leica Photography Workshop with the Leica M8 #Leica m9 with gps4cam fullThe biggest advantage of the M9 is the full frame sensor so gives each lens a different use to when on the M8. I never thought I would say it but I feel like I could happily own 2 Leica M8 cameras rather than an M8 and a M9. I realise this is a topic of great debate! Each LM lens adds a certain character to an image but the overall Leica look is found in all my Leica M8 and Leica M9 images. I am convinced that the ‘Leica Look’ is from the CCD sensor more so than the lenses. Both cameras use the Kodak CCD sensor that I love so much. ![]() I think the M8 gives a filmic look closer to film photography than the M9 due to the grain size. I think the M9 is a half way house between the more sterile DSLR look of the M Type 240 and the grainier older M8. I almost like the bigger grain of the M8 images more than those of the M9. I think the M8 photos are as nice as the M9 ones. The Leica M8 resolution is fantastic and exceeded my expectations. The cameras feel near identical to use and if I didn’t look at what was in my hand I wouldn’t know which camera I was holding. After having used the Leica M8 for the last few weeks I can tell you that for the black and white portraiture I normally shoot the M8 is equally as good as my M9 for my taste. (Samples of Leica M2 film photography coming soon!).Īs you may know I already have a Leica M9 and bought the Leica M8 as a second Leica body for my Leica wedding photography. I just treated myself to a 1958 Leica M2 film camera so I can shoot 35mm film with my existing Leica lenses. Leica Film CameraĪlternatively, if like me you enjoy film photography and love using Leica lenses then you can pick yourself up a used Leica film camera body for even less than the Leica M8. If you have an old Leica film camera collecting dust in your attic that your late Grandfather once owned then a Leica M8 would bring a new life to your Leica lens. Leica mount lenses from companies such as Voigtlander and Zeiss also offer equally affordable and very high quality optics. Older Leica lenses can be picked up on eBay for less than some Canon and Nikon lenses. Need I say more! You may then say that Leica M camera lenses are too expensive. You can pick up a Leica M8 used camera body in good condition for the same price as a Canon 5D Mk II. ![]() Leica retains this myth around the brand that the Leica equipment is not affordable or in reach of the majority of the population. Costing x3 less than a used Leica M9, The M8 is also the most affordable way to enter the digital Leica world. ![]() I really have been hugely impressed with the September 2006 released 10.3MP 1.33x cropped sensor Leica M8 digital rangefinder camera. ![]()
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