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Leica M8.2

Leica M8.2
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alaScore 84

31 reviews

Nov, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 31 reviews of Leica M8.2. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras for all reviews. Reviews about the lens and portability are on the whole positive. The performance and usability also get good views. There are some less positive views about the durability and design. There are some mixed reviews about the sensor.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras the Leica M8.2 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for Leica M8.2

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 7 user reviews of Leica M8.2 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the usability. The performance is also mentioned favorably.

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57% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Kevin Carter (photographyblog.com)

Leica M8.2 Review

 

The Leica M8.2 is the updated version of the M8 the first digital rangefinder from the company to be based on the famous analogue M-series cameras. Instead of a full-frame - 35mm form factor sensor, the M8.2 like the original M8, features what's...

While it's 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 and...

Sep, 2009
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Expert review by (imaging-resource.com)

Leica M8.2 Review

 

The Leica M8.2 is an updated version of the M8 digital rangefinder camera. The M8.2 features the same body as the M8, but includes the upgrades the company announced earlier in the year, and more. The M8 model will continue to be available.

The Leica M8.2 ships from September 2008, however US pricing has not been announced.

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Expert review by : The Digital Journalist (digitaljournalist.org)

Expert Review

 

David Lykes Keenan is a fine-art and documentary photographer in Austin, Texas. In 2009, David founded an arts organization, the Austin Center for Photography (http://www.visitacp.org/), which he proudly claims will one day be known as the ICP...

May, 2010
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Expert review by : Dennis Hissink (photokina-show.com)

Leica rangefinder M8.2 camera

 

The new Leica M8.2 is a significant development of Leica Camera AG's German-made digital rangefinder camera for professionals. While important Leica M8 attributes such as discretion, intuitive work and robustness have been further improved, the new...

Sep, 2008
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Expert review by (tipa.com)

Leica M8.2

 

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...

Apr, 2009
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Expert review by : Kevin Carter (macuser.co.uk)

Leica M8.2

 

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...

Then there's the weak IR cover glass over the sensor. We saw magenta-tinged skin tones under incandescent lighting along with colour shifts caused by infrared reflectance from mainly black-coloured synthetic fabrics. This can be corrected using an...

Aug, 2009
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Expert review by (professionalphotographer.co.uk)

Leica M8.2 Rangefinder Review

 

Leica has a unique camera on its hands with the M8.2.

May, 2009
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