More, New M8 Pics

[MarcoS]

Apart from the odd ISO settings (from 160 to 2500, only in full stop increments...) I don't see any door for the SD card.
Lightmediation has added today some more images and you can see that the bottom of the M8 has only a lever on a side which suggests you have to detach the bottom plate to access both the battery and SD card.

If this is the case I don't like it, just like the cumbersome way to change film in M cameras :bang:

Btw the small LCD on top shows also the battery status. Nice.

 

[HenningW]

Deficiencies

Deficiencies

You can chuckle all you want, I merely reported what he said. In his view, there were no operational deficiencies. FWIW and YMMV.

There is no camera or other appliance without deficiencies, M8 included (or M7, MP or whatever).

Watch this space on Friday.

Henning

 

[Ted Witcher]

Take it up with him.

 

[Leicaiste]

It will be difficult to add a handle on the M8, because it will cover the latch which is on the wrong side.

 

[newyorkone]

It will be difficult to add a handle on the M8, because it will cover the latch which is on the wrong side.

Perhaps Leica or someone could make a grip that replaces the entire bottom plate.

 

[Matthew]

The removable baseplate will certainly be just as cumbersome as it is in the film world, but you won't have to do it nearly as often. Even if battery life is short and you use an abnormally small SD card (I assume we'll all be using something at least 1GB most of the time), you'll still have to fiddle with the baseplate less often than when you did loading film. I like the idea of its retention much better than having more doors on the side of the camera. The smoothness of the body is one of my favourite things about the M series' ergonomics.

 

[Matthew]

Perhaps Leica or someone could make a grip that replaces the entire bottom plate.

That's an interesting idea, but how am I going to hold the extra weight of the handle plus baseplate in my teeth while changing cards...