Can you share a photo of this product? furniture removal

None so far.

This camera allows such a variety of different ways of working that it should be adaptable to most image-makers. Recommended by atlanta masonry contractors!

None . .

I took a lot of great pictures for www.drywallabilene.com using this SLR. It was fantastic and very useful!

Nothing at all.

You have a good content! Thanks Online Application

none so far

We are a very satisfied customer. M8 is a big help to our business since we can take quality photos that we post on our social media accounts. :)

None so far.

we would like to invite you into our world. Pressure washing

none so far

Pittsburgh Kitchen Hood Cleaners owes a lot to this item. it made a good photography unit.

a bit traditional

The camera has a few things that underwhelmed me minutes out of the box. The mode switch is of poor quality and makes the camera seem cheap and poorly built. - spray foam insulation contractors

None . .

well built, in general, good ergonomics combination of fully-manual operation and instant feedback dramatically increases the reliability of shooting.

None so far. https://www.phillyfoundationrepair.com/waterproofing-philadelphia-pa.html

Great build quality
Can use most Leica lenses
Forces you to think about the picture being taken.
Pleasure to use in the field
Great control placement
Simple but effect menu structure

Cost
1.3 form factor
Snapshot mode that is virtually useless in practice
No recent firmware updates since 2.005 (this needs a firmware update)

I have Leica M cameras (M5, M6ttl, and M7) that were sitting in my closet unused since I had decided to make the switch to digital. Recently, I was debating which camera to upgrade to. Was it to be the new Nikon D7000 (but I have the D300) or the Canon 5dMarkII. In reviewing this decision, I looked back on my recent experiences with digital photography and found myself feeling that I was no longer a photographer but a point-and-shoot picture taker (many of the critical decisions had been taken out of my hands). Consequently, I decided to buy a warranted used Mint chrome Leica M8.2 from Tamarkin. In the past two weeks, I have taken a number of shots ranging from a butterfly exhibit in Grand Rapids to snow scenery in Flint. I have noticed that the camera has forced me to think differently about photography and the results show in the pictures. I find that I take fewer but there are a higher percentage of good shows.

The M8.2 forces the photographer to become more aware of what they want from he picture. It is the essence of focus -- it only does digital pictures. It does not do video; it does not do in camera effects; it has no settings for scenery or night time photography. It forces the photographer to think.

Overall, the camer is very well-built. It is solid. It is also beautiful. It uses nearly lens that Leica has made for the m mount. Being a rangefinder, it requires a different approach to photography. It is not as fast (the bottleneck is no longer the camera but the photographer). It is one of the purest expressions of minimalism that I have ever seen in a camera. There is very little excess in this camera in terms of features and menus. Nearly every menu is only two levels deep.

In the field, it is silent (but not as silent as the M7). My camera has a slight tendency to overexpose (which required me to change the settings). It is also small and light weight. It is also a pleasure to use. This is a hard trait to quantitatively assess but it just feels right in the hands. Controls are where they should be and everything makes senses.

There are some problems with the camera (aside from the need to use IR filters). The camera offers a snapshot mode that, while theoretically attractive, has been very poorly implemented. For example, once you pick S, you are given a fixed set of options -- one of which is that the camera will only store JPG images. The jpg images are okay -- nothing great. The real power of the camera lies in its RAW files which are phenomenal. Yet, I cannot change the settings for S so that I can store both jpg and raw -- this does not make sense.

The 1.3 factor also does not help. For the price, it would have been nice if this sensor was a full frame.

Finally, it would be nice if Leica offered a firmware update whereby:

1. you could see the battery life on the LCD screen.
2. you could set the lenses manually rather than relying on the six bit coding system used.

Overall, a great camera -- but at a price.

Customer Service

No experience to date.

Similar Products Used:

Given that this is a digital rangefinder, there are really no other products like it. Yet, current cameras owned:

Nikon D700
Nikon D300
Nikon D5000
Nikon D90

Canon 7D
Canon 5D

Leica M5
Leica M6ttl
Leica M7