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Recent Posts
Still not putting my M3 in the dry box. Just no.
do the chrome one’s really shoot better then the black one’s ??
Never use these expensive cameras for street photography, it is just absurd
that someone would even consider using $8000 camera on streets.
Nice camera but I disagree with your title. Any camera brand (Nikon, Canon,
Pentax, Sony etc) in the $1,000 – $1,500 range is a great camera for street
photography! You don’t need to spend $2,000 – $9,000 for a Leica M series.
Cheers!
do you thin Leica is good for fashion photography?
I made my Leica badge plain alloy because it had a scratch in the red. I
toyed with the idea of painting it black but as I stripped the paint off to
bare alloy, I realised no one else had an alloy badge. I stripped it with
nail varnish remover. The M8 symbol was already like that when I bought it.
If you decide to do it, I can’t be held responsible if it goes ‘puppies
up’. On the Leica Forum, there’s a few who have done the same. We’ve
decided to call it the M8-P. Enjoy the M8.
For sure, but there’s something uncomfortably familiar about this?
Apologies if you don’t know what I’m on about 🙂 See the description for
the link.
@CountryHouseGent Did Leica provide the polished/chrome Leica badge and M8
or did you do that yourself?
@Tulip12ILY Secondhand, an M8 would set you back about £1400 – £1800 pounds
($2200 – $2800), depending on condition, shutter actuations etc. It’s the
most `Film Like` Digital I`ve ever used, with great contrast, rich blacks &
midtones and even a `Film Like` grain. It feels great to use, with no
shutter lag and despite what people say, quiet, unlike a DSLR. Build
quality is superb, and you won’t find one at Best Buy :-() Plus, it makes
you feel so damn good. I don’t miss Auto Focus.
Hi. It’s called a Thumbie and it attaches with a very strong self adhesive
pad, though easily removed if needed with no damage to camera. Costs a
fraction of the Thumbsup. Search on ebay uk for Thumbie. Very highly
recommended.
Xpro1 haves no rangefinder, otherwise is superior compared to M 8. But, is
not rangefinder.
Lol. Sadly, the keyboard is no more. Seems it couldn’t withstand the wife’s
Starbucks Grande Latte. 🙁
P.S. $ 30000 not 430 000, sorry
Hi, Thank you. All comments and opinions are gratefully received. I quite
agree. A quick Google search for `Blind Photographers` reveals many
websites. The TIME Photos website features such an exhibition. Here they
show quite stunning levels of work I could only ever dream of being capable
of.
Love it, wish I had the money.
Fancy selling me it or know where i could buy one!!! haha 😉
@vangu901 Hi. I sold this camera a few months ago but typically the price
at the moment secondhand is approximately £1000 – £1300.
As a highschooler, this is the only feasible dream camera for me. Truly I’d
want an m9 but that is not feasible. So i will own an m8 some day.
Hi. It’s just a cheapo 39mm metal hood from eBay. It cost about £8 squid.
Just search on eBay for “39mm Hood”. There’s quite a few styles.
Occasionally you will find ad’s for New M8’s. The prices of these are
typically high, though $6000 for a new M8 sounds quite steep. Either it is
an M8 and the seller is hoping, or it’s not an M8 and more likely an M9.
Even for an M8-2, 6000 is still very high. When I sold my M8, it was at the
approximate used market value for the time.
“Leica M8, the Best Camera for Street Photography” wow, that’s quiet a
statement, buddy. barudacasin <--- Google search this url. He is a photographer from the Philippines. The cameras he's using is better than this M8 thing IMHO.
Awsome Keyboard , ;’D i always want that keyboard, no window key FTW. Oh
the M8 is great also.
Ahh, a man after my own heart. I’ve looked at barudacasin’s blog and see
that he has gone over to film, for the very same reasons that I have. Peace.
How much would this camera cost? and i was wondering what makes it better
than a canon you can buy at best buy? i just need some help figuring out
what a camera i need for photography/fashion photography? Sorry U.S dollars?
Buy a Fuji and save yourself a stack of cash.