Welcome to the Leica M8.2
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The Leica M8.2
Digital - Ring for Second-hand availability
Discontinued
M8 CAMERA BODY
Leica Camera AG is
pleased to announce that there will now be a choice of two German-made models.
The current M8,
much loved for dynamic and discreet high end photography, which has been subject
to a continuous firmware improvement, will continue. Leica Camera Ltd is
committed to supporting this flagship product further, thus enabling owners to
benefit fully from their investment.

A new M8.2
model will be available from late September 2008. This
model shares the same body
and characteristics of the current successful M8, but includes some alternative
attractive features built in. Such features include;
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A new
extra-quiet, low vibration metal blade focal plane shutter with the option
to re-cock the stutter at a later moment – useful to reduce noise even
further
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An
ultra scratch-resistant sapphire crystal cover glass for the camera monitor
- the Leica
M8.2 is the first professional camera to use such material
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A new
snapshot mode – useful in tight reportage conditions
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A “vulcanite”
finish to the camera body (black and silver versions)
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Viewfinder
bright-lines (to frame subject) optimised for 2 metres (M8 is 0.7 metre)
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A more
compact, faster charger
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Operational
changes following user feedback
Following requests
from many professional photographers, the black version of the LEICA M8.2 has
been finished more discreetly as the Leica dot and accessory shoe are now also
in black.

This version is
particularly stylish with a new extra durable high-quality deep black finish,
M8.2 SRP is £3990
(inc VAT).
Current M8 owners
have the option to adopt some of the M8.2 alternative features via a factory
rework programme if they so wish
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