Leica M8 Digital Camera Body
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The Leica M8 is the first digital camera in the rangefinder M series introduced by Leica Camera AG. It uses a 10.3-megapixel Kodak KAF-10500 CCD image sensor.
The Leica M8 is the first digital camera in the rangefinder M series introduced by Leica Camera AG. It uses a 10.3-megapixel Kodak KAF-10500 CCD image sensor.The M8 body is slightly thicker than the classic MP and M7 (approximately ~14% thicker). It is an all-metal body made of a high-strength magnesium alloy. The top and base plates are cut from brass billets, before receiving a black or silver chrome finish.
The M8 supports all existing Leica M-mount lenses, however some older models might not function properly due to the protruding elements of lens into the camera. All lenses are multiplied by a 1.33x crop factor, hence a 28mm lens will act approximately like a 35mm when mounted to the M8. Because the sensor lacks an infrared filter, an IR-cut filter in front of the lens is recommended.
The M8 uses modern metal-blade focal-plane shutter. It can fire flash synchronization at 1/250 second X-sync and a top shutter speed of 1/8000 sec. The flash system used in the M8 is M-TTL.
The camera uses a 6-bit coding system that identifies the lens in use to the electronics built into M8 body. The code is included on all current Leica lenses. To prevent excessive vignetting due to closer lens mount than in a DSLR and thus higher light rays angle on the sensor periphery, offset micro-lenses are used on the CCD. The 6-bit code on lenses gives information about optic vignetting characteristics, permitting software adjustment.
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| aspectratio | 3:2 |
| batterymodel | Lithium Ion |
| cameralensmount | Leica M |
| cropfactor | 1.33 |
| fileformats | DNG, JPEG |
| isomax | 2500 |
| isomin | 160 |
| megapixels | 10,3 |
| memorycardformat | SD |
| meteringsystem | TTL, center weighted averaging |
| screenresolution | 230,000 |
| screensize | 2,5 |
| sensorsize | 18x27 mm |
| sensortype | 27 x 18 mm CCD sensor (Kodak KAF-10500) |
| size | 139x80x37 mm |
| weight | 545 |