While its true the M8.2 has much more sorted feel about it than the earlier M8, paying nearly £4000 for a camera and at least another £850 for a lens (though there are some truly excellent third-party M-mount lenses available from Voigtlander an...
Abstract: The Leica M8.2 digital rangefinder camera is a significant development of the M8 predecessor. The new snapshot mode "S" is intended for use in reportage conditions, controlling the key features automatically, such as exposure, ISO speed setting and wh...
Abstract: Ah, yes, the M8.2. I was prepared to be underwhelmed. It looked as though it was merely a slightly tweaked M8, with many of the tweaks downloadable for the older model anyway. Why would I bother? I’d wait until the full-frame M9 came out, a few years down the line.
Excellent picture quality; unparalleled build and finish; smallish size
Infrared sensitivity under (mainly) incandescent lighting; superfluous snapshot mode; very expensive
The Leica M8.2 is a welcome, if very pricey, upgrade to the M8, and makes excellent use of the legions of Leica M lenses in existence. While dSLRs may be more versatile overall, the M8.2 provides incomparable quality in the niche it occupies ...
Abstract: Perhaps no other camera brand has the same rich heritage as Leica, and the M8.2 can trace its roots back to the first 35mm film models. Like the M8 before it, the updated M8.2 is based on the legendary 35mm coupled rangefinder M range, but due to a num...
For those new to photography the Leica M8.2 might intimidate, which is why I would recommend this to those who have at least some experience using a camera with manual settings.The M8.2 is an ideal camera for existing rangefinder users interested to ta...
Leica M8.2 är ett unikt och förträffligt arbetsredskap för reportage- och gatufotografer. Men för de flesta är det en kamera man köper för den speciella Leica-känslans skull. SÅ SATTE VI BETYGETBildkvalite...