Yes, the D3 (and for that matter, the D300, and any current Canon dSLR from the Rebel XTi on up) runs rings around the M8 at all but the lowest 2 ISO's. In the case of the Canon's, that was true right from day one of the M8's life. All the "but the noise is film-like" crap is just excuses. As a company trying to compete in the digital world, Leica is like a rowboat trying to keep up with a fleet of nucular destroyers.
Now then, try sneaking a D3 (or any dSLR for that matter) with a 80 f/1.4 into a show with a "no photography" rule and it becomes clear that the M8 has it's usefulness. A noisy shot is better than no shot. Of course, the M8 makes more racket than an M7 so you still might get thrown out after the first shot, but hey, I'm trying to be positive about the M8 here.....
