Leica fanatics are different than regular people, so it's no surprise Leica's taking an entirely different—but brilliant—approach with its
M8: It's everlasting. Instead of dropping an M9 or M10, Leica is offering substantial upgrades to the M8 itself—mechanical
and digital components, so it'll slowly evolve into a new camera. The first package is a sapphire LCD screen, which can only be scratched by a diamond, plus a new, quieter, less shaky shutter, at a cost of around $1,800.
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BY MATT BUCHANAN
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Latest by jdl57: I use a 50 year old M3 as my primary camera. My oldest lens was made before WWII. Would that be a camera for life? Leicas last.
I bought all of my equipment used. Everything Leica I more »