When was leica m8 release

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The adapter includes optics to help offset the crop factor of APS-C cameras. OM Digital Solutions — the company that's bought the Olympus imaging division — has just launched the M.

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Every 10 years, US astronomers and astrophysicists release a report outlining their goals and hopes for the next decade of space exploration. The latest report has been released. This second-generation 50mm F1. Submit a News Tip! Reading mode: Light Dark. Login Register. Best cameras and lenses. Now reading: Leica M8 Review 1 comment. Previous 1 Introduction. Solving the corner vignetting problem Because a rangefinder camera doesn't have a mirror box doesn't need to use retrofocus lenses, meaning they sit much closer to the film or in this case the sensor.

Leica, obviously keen to solve this problem, took a three pronged approach with the M8: Don't use a full frame sensor - at this time it would be cost prohibitive and too complex to produce a sensor which can cover the entire 36x24 mm frame and still work with rangefinder lenses. For this reason the M8's sensor measures 27x18 mm or 1. Use offset microlenses - instead of placing all microlenses directly over the photodiode they are gradually offset as you get closer to the edge of the frame see below.

Know which lens is being used and apply some software correction - all new M series lenses now carry a six-bit code which allows the M8 to identify which lens is used and optionally apply a 'final stage' software based vignetting correction for RAW images the lens used is simply recorded, no change is made. The biggest news about the 8. Ridiculous as this seems in , the M series has never had a full program exposure mode. Like any other full-auto mode, the camera selects aperture, shutter speed, ISO and white balance.

There is also an exposure-compensation mode: Press the shutter halfway and use the command dial to adjust up or down in 1. Leica has addressed the complaints of M8 users with this update.

Imagine using a camera designed for photojournalists and missing the shot because the switch has slipped and started a second countdown. The switch now has much more positive click-stops. Another complaint was the viewfinder.

The M series cameras use "brightline" frames to show the section of the viewfinder that will be captured in the image. Troubles with lens crop factors made these rather inaccurate in the M8, but that, too, has been fixed. The new shutter on the M8. Aspect ratio: Coverglass thickness 0. Wide-base rangefinder - Combination of split- and superimposed-image rangefinder shown as a bright field in the center of the viewfinder image. Lens system - Current 6-Bit coded Leica M lenses from mm focal length.

Adjustment of the motor-driven reflector with accordingly equipped flash units. Adjustment of the flash reflector when using motor zoom flash devices. Menus reduced to essential functions, hints on aperture and focus settings are displayed when the Info key is pressed. Auto-release Selectable with 2 sec. Back - 2. Color Monitor - 2. Checking options after taking the picture: general quality assessment, checking the exposure by means of a RGB tonal value histogram with identification of bright picture areas lacking detail can also be used when zooming in , checking the focal plane, display of the quality parameter settings and the focal length of the lens when used with current 6-bit coded lenses.