Leica's first digital M — same as ID 836, possible duplicate without colour specification.
The Leica M8 was released in 2006 as Leica's first digital M rangefinder, featuring a 10.3MP APS-H (1.33× crop) CCD sensor. A historic product as the launch of Leica's digital M system, available in Black Chrome and Silver Chrome finishes. Leica M mount.
10.3MP APS-H (1.33× crop) CCD sensor. ISO 160-2500. Full Leica M rangefinder and manual-focus system. 2.5-inch LCD. At approximately 545g. Leica M mount. Note: requires UV/IR cut filter on lenses for accurate colour rendering.
The M8's CCD sensor is sensitive to near-infrared light, causing colour rendering errors (particularly black synthetic fabrics appearing purplish) without an UV/IR cut filter on each lens. Leica addressed this with the M8.2 update and eventually the full-frame M9 (2009). The 1.33× APS-H crop gives M lenses a tighter field of view than full-frame M bodies.
On the used market the Leica M8 is a vintage digital M rangefinder with the known UV/IR filter requirement. Condition checks: CCD sensor for dust and dead pixels, rangefinder patch alignment, shutter function, battery health (BP-SCL1). Verify UV/IR filter availability for any target lenses. The M8.2 and M9 are successors.