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marknorton · 07/04/06, 05:18 PM

I am sure Sean is testing one, but he is under NDA and is being the consummate professional and saying nothing other than a comment a few months ago that he expects the Leica Digital M to be a great camera (or words to that effect). He doesn't even refer to it as M8 in case people like me treat that as confirmation of its real name.

Last year, on a visit to the Leica shop/museum at the factory in Solms, I was convinced I saw an M8 being tested alongside a R9/DMR - both bolted to a tripod mounted platform being carried on some guy's shoulder. In my recollection, the camera had larger viewfinder windows than the M7 but that now seems unlikely now that we know the macro adapter fits, so it was probably wishful thinking.

So, as Guy says, we're still in the dark. Actually, the number of hard facts we base our musings on is, what, 10?

07/04/06, 05:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
marknorton Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 11/12/02 Posts: 5,626	Re: M8 Viewfinder I am sure Sean is testing one, but he is under NDA and is being the consummate professional and saying nothing other than a comment a few months ago that he expects the Leica Digital M to be a great camera (or words to that effect). He doesn't even refer to it as M8 in case people like me treat that as confirmation of its real name. Last year, on a visit to the Leica shop/museum at the factory in Solms, I was convinced I saw an M8 being tested alongside a R9/DMR - both bolted to a tripod mounted platform being carried on some guy's shoulder. In my recollection, the camera had larger viewfinder windows than the M7 but that now seems unlikely now that we know the macro adapter fits, so it was probably wishful thinking. So, as Guy says, we're still in the dark. Actually, the number of hard facts we base our musings on is, what, 10? __________________ Mark