Rivals to M8 today ... ?

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M8

M8

The M8 is the perfect second camera with the M9 as this first camera.

RAid

You should stop by Leicaplace and see the thread on M9 vM240.

First and second camera selection is sort of a function of what you own first.

anyway, I would vote for M240 and M8

 

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I would be interested in the opinions of users who have had/have both cameras.

Well, I am one having used the two cameras alongside each other for a couple of years. I had the Epson for about a year before getting the M8, and it's now couple of years since I sold the Epson.

I think the R-D1 is one of the coolest cameras ever made, but its only real advantages against the M8 are that it is less expensive and the need for IR cut filters is significantly smaller on the Epson. The 1:1 viewfinder is very nice, but limits wide-angle use.

 

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RAid

You should stop by Leicaplace and see the thread on M9 vM240.

First and second camera selection is sort of a function of what you own first.

anyway, I would vote for M240 and M8

I use ISO 160 almost all the time, so with a low ISO setting and usage in bright sunshine, it would be a loss of money to sell the M9 and get a M240.