Shutterbug has reviewed the Leica M8 and lets just see what they have to say about this camera. The website looks pretty impressed by the M8 because of its image quality, its finesse and its form factor. However they didn't like the fact that the M8 couldn't shoot more than 10 full-res frames faster than 2 fps , the big battery charger and the expensive price tag.

The new Leica M8 is a rangefinder digital camera and has a resolution of 10 megapixels. The camera can also be hooked up with the Tri Elmar M 16-18-21 mm F4 Aspherical lens which promises to provide optimized results at specific focal lengths. The M8 accepts all Leica lenses produced from 1954 onwards and also supports formats like DNG (RAW), JPEG (Fine / Basic) and DNG + JPEG. One will also find a 2.5 LCD and an electronic viewfinder in addition to Shooting Modes like; Single picture (one shutter button depression, one picture), Continuous (2 frames per second up to 10 frames) and Self-timer (2 or 12 second delay).

In the end the website writes "Is it worth the money? Yes, if you savor its unique virtues, which are considerable. Apparently there are lots of people who do—one leading Leica dealer has orders for well over 200 M8s. And even in the wake of the Internet brouhaha, sales are increasing and nobody’s canceling their order. It’s all kind of heartwarming, because if any rangefinder camera deserves to make an adept and successful digital transition, it’s the venerable Leica M."