Leica’s M8; Does The 10MP Digital Leica Live Up To The Leica M Legend?
Jason Schneider, April, 2007
Technical Specifications
Camera Type: Compact digital range/viewfinder system camera
for professional usage with full range of Leica M lenses; microprocessor-controlled
metal-blade focal plane shutter
CCD Image Sensor: Resolution—10.3 million pixels; Physical
dimensions—18x27mm; Focal-length extension factor—1.33; Aspect ratio—3:2
Image Resolutions: DNG—3916x2634 pixels (10.31Mp); JPEG—3936x2630
pixels (10.35Mp), 2952x1972 pixels (5.8Mp), 1968x1315 pixels (2.6Mp), 1312x876
pixels (1.15Mp)
Data Formats: Adobe DNG (camera manufacturer-independent Digital
Negative Format), two different stages of JPEG compression 6-bit color resolution,
10.2MB file size per image
Sensor Speed: ISO 160-2500
White Balance: Automatic, six preset levels, manual white balance,
manual color temperature settings from 2000-13,100K, in 100K increments from
2000-5000K, increments of 200K from 5000-8000K, and increments of 300K from
8000-13,100K
Color Spaces: Adobe RGB, sRGB, ECI RGB
Color Monitor: 2.5” bright LC-Display with a resolution
of approx. 230,000 pixels
Exposure Metering: Heavily center-weighted TTL exposure metering
at working aperture; metering range EV 0 to EV 20 at 20°C ambient temperature,
aperture 1.0 and ISO 160
Flash: M-TTL Guide Number Control with metered pre-flash using
accessory shoe SCA 3502 (from Version M4) or with Leica SF 24D
Viewfinder: Large bright, projected frame line viewfinder with
automatic parallax compensation, showing precise border of the recorded image;
viewfinder optics with reduced sensitivity to stray light and optimum visibility
of all bright line frames under all illumination conditions
Rangefinder: Magnification 0.68x (for all lenses); rangefinder
uses both split-image and superimposed image distance measuring for maximum
precision; effective measurement base 47.1mm (mechanical measurement base 69.25mm
x viewfinder magnification 0.68x)
Lens Mount: Leica M bayonet with additional optical reader
for identification of all 6-bit coded lenses
Exposure Control: Automatic Aperture-Priority with stepless
camera-selected shutter speed viewfinder displayed in half-step increments;
manual exposure with adjustment by means of illuminated light balance LEDs in
the viewfinder
Shutter Speeds: When in Automatic mode (A), stepless from 32
seconds to 1/8000 sec; in Manual mode, settings from 4 seconds to 1/8000 sec
in half-step increments plus B for open exposures of any duration; flash synchronization
times from B (Bulb) to 1/250 sec
Storage Medium: SD cards up to 4GB
Power Supply: Lithium ion rechargeable battery with a nominal
voltage of 3.7v and a capacity of 1900mAh
Interface: 5-pin standard mini-USB socket USB 2.0; Leica Digital
Capture allows the camera to be operated by software using a USB 2.0 connection
Camera Body: Size—138.6x80.2x36.9mm (5.5x3.2x1.5”);
Weight with rechargeable battery—approx. 590 grams (20.8 oz)
Street Price: $4795
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