M8 Photos

[former member]

My M8, this one is 14 years old. Probably used with more Sonnars than any other M8 made.

 

[boojum]

I am guilty of underusing my M8.2. It is a good camera with good color and it does well in B&W.

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And it does well in color:

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[jonal928]

It's raining again
Leica M8 & voigtlander super wide-heliar 15mm f/4.5
L1001078 S2 by Jeri Leibovits, on Flickr

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[jonal928]

Buses
Leica M8 & Voigtlander super wide-heliar 15mm f/4.5

L1001006 S4 by Jeri Leibovits, on Flickr
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[Cyriljay]

Camden Market - LONDON
M8.2/ 35mm Cron Asp.

 

[Cyriljay]

Paris- Plaise de Gardin
M8.2/ 35mm Cron Asp.

 

[Cyriljay]

Colourfull Brasserie In Paris . Paris Blvd. de saint Germain.
M8.2 /Sumicron 35mm Asp.

 

[former member]

1952 KMZ Jupiter-3 5cm F1.5, wide-open. This J-3 is one of the best I've seen, Zeiss optics.
I've shot with a lot (hundreds) of J-3's.

 

[Cyriljay]

@Sonnar Brian
Truly a well known look of dreamy watercolour aspect from the vintage lens and the CCD sensor combo. I really cherish this camera and although it is the first and the Prototype to M digital, this is the best ever camera in Leica digital. I love it and it will dye one day and it is the consumeristic mind set in Leica, and we have to accept that fact.

 

[boojum]

@Sonnar Brian
Truly a well known look of dreamy watercolour aspect from the vintage lens and the CCD sensor combo. I really cherish this camera and although it is the first and the Prototype to M digital, this is the best ever camera in Leica digital. I love it and it will dye one day and it is the consumeristic mind set in Leica, and we have to accept that fact.

I agree with you on the art of the M8's, all models. I sure do like mine, my first Leica. It does not let me down.

As for the company, I believe Kaufmann rescued the company from economic oblivion and has made it run like a business. This is not binary, there are various degrees of "business" some manage to make a profit, sometimes meager, and still serve their public. Leica seems to have slid more to the "profit" end of the band. Oh, well. And just how improved is the M series? They are iconic and have a fanatic following which equals cash cow. I spent the M11 + lens money on an X2D + XCD 55V which I believe to be the better camera + lens combo. I believe that. Fanboys, please don't start with the brickbats. You guys can believe what you want. I buy what I like, you buy what you like. It is still a free world. ;o) So, fanboys aside, the M8's are remarkable little cameras.

And I have a new lens to try on it. ;o)

 

[Cyriljay]

Easter Sunday in Coven garden London. - 2016
M8/ 35mm Cron ASP

 

[Cyriljay]

Friday on Shordith, London.
M8 / Cron 35mm Asp.

 

[boojum]

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Easter Sunday in Coven garden London. - 2016
M8/ 35mm Cron ASP

Take that, Flat Earthers!

 

[former member]

From 2010. In camera JPEG, did not have M8RAW2DNG back then.

The M8 is like shooting Kodachrome.

A 1937 5cm F1.5 Sonnar, wide-open. Converted to LTM, think I sold it here on RFF. Went in about 5 minutes after hitting the Ads.

 

[boojum]

Hard to beat a good lens on a good camera pointed at a good subject.

 

[Bill Blackwell]

 

[former member]

"And now for something completely different".

Color Infrared, Orange filter used. Custom raw processor. The Blue channel picks up IR only with the Orange filter.

 

[boojum]

I have posted this before. I think it is a grand example of what the M8 series can do in JPG B&W.

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And in color it is pretty good. This is Don. He was dying of cancer and another soul and I would go over for lunch with him on Wednesdays. The tab would rotate amongst us. It was usually a good white clam chowder and a salad with bay shrimp or fish and chips with Cole slaw. Don soldiered on for a couple of years. I photographed him all the way and gave all of the pics to his daughter.

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[jonal928]

Valerie
Leica M8 & Voigtlander super wide-heliar 15mm f/4.5
L1001069 S4 by Jeri Leibovits, on Flickr **

 

[Cyriljay]

London Notinghill.
M8-2 /35mm Asp.