Leica M8 - The ultimate modern retro camera

[DapperDuck]

Sometimes I wonder if the 'Leica' label on other cameras is just a marketing gimmick....hype.

It's marketing for sure, but not exactly a gimmick.

They use their lenses. If you want a Leica lense and to keep the price down, that's the way to go.

Personally, I bought the camera (Panasonic) because it had a 12X Optical zoom and no digital zoom. I am no fan of digital zooms. It was just an added bonus that it had a nice lense.

Well, Leica and other companies (for example Carl Zeiss) do not manufacture most of their own lens designs. At one time, most of the Leica branded lenses were manufactured by Minolta. Your lens was most likely made by a contractor in Japan.

H.

 

[Lefty]

M9=$7000.00 body only.

If it has bugs like the M8 (seriously, requiring a magenta filter? :eusa_doh: ), that price tag is really going to anger people.