matt736 Posted August 9, 2006 Share #1 Posted August 9, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) The reason I am posting this question is I contacted a London Leica dealer who had a Leica Rep in the shop by chance at that time and the only bit of information that the Dealer had found out that I have not seen mentioned here is the M8 is going to have a 2.5'' LCD on the back .Which upon hearing this made me think is this going to be a camera of ' M size ' dimensions or alot bigger,which would affect handling.I mean if people pick up the camera and its bigger than an M7 will it still feel like an M or is everybody happy for it to be bigger ? , _Matthew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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marknorton Posted August 9, 2006 Share #2 Posted August 9, 2006 It's said to be the same size as the M7 but slightly thicker to accomodate the screen but we don't really know. 2.5" was the least they could get away with, given that's the size on the D2 and C-Lux 1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted August 9, 2006 Share #3 Posted August 9, 2006 Agree with Mark and all the info I got from some good resources it is basically the same size as the M7 but just a little thicker for the LCD screen and it is going to be 2.5 . Now if I may say something about leica and there LCD screens. I had every Canon DSLR made and also the Nikon D200 . The DMR may have a small screen BUT it is the ONLY screen i am able to see in daylight. Not sure who leica gets there LCD from but hopefully that has not changed on the M8 and i doubt it would change but seriously I have not seen a LCD this good on any body out there. It actually works in daylight and I am in the brightest State in the US where the sun shines 340 days a year (Arizona) so this is really a benefit that you do not hear about very often. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcemanYQQ Posted August 9, 2006 Share #4 Posted August 9, 2006 I don't think it will be that big of a deal. There are plenty of very small cameras on the market with 3" screens. Remember that the screens are measured on the diagonal. If the camera is bigger in size, I would bet the screen is only a small part of the equation, and rather the added electricals would make the bulk of the difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt736 Posted August 9, 2006 Author Share #5 Posted August 9, 2006 Thanks for your replies,I must admit after posting the question I did see a picture of the Ricoh GRD on the back of a camera magazine and that screen is large for a camera of that size .I think before I raise any more questions I will wait for Leica to display the M8 to the whole world and I'm sure they wont let us down, - Matthew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frc Posted August 9, 2006 Share #6 Posted August 9, 2006 The M7 has a few mm's more height than the MP, I have the latter and used the first. Differences are minor if not not noticeable. As long as the M8's proportions are not going to be M5ish ore worst I do not think it's going to be bothersome. Anything better than a uge DSLR. cheers, Fr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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