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*'''Shown with''' [[80mm f/1.4 Summilux-R]] ''' lens''' | |||
*'''Code numbers''' - 10080-chrom, 10081-black | |||
*'''Production era''' 1996-2002 | |||
*'''Variants''' - Black (shown) and chrome versions | |||
*'''Shutter''' | |||
:"The shutter used was a Copal vertically running metal-leaf unit[1] capable of speeds between 1/8000 and 32 seconds steplessly in automatic modes, or to 16 seconds in half-stop steps in manual mode, as well as Bulb. The flash X-sync speed is 1/250 sec. | |||
:"The shutter release is in the center of the shutter-speed dial and is threaded for a cable release. The optional Motor-Drive gives additional front and vertical-grip releases." -[http://br.collection.pagesperso-orange.fr/leica/index.html jcb] | |||
*'''Metering''' | |||
:"The highly sophisticated metering system allows free choice of metering mode and exposure mode. By contrast, the earlier [[R4]]-[[R7]] series lacked multi pattern metering and offered only pre-set combinations of metering and exposure. | |||
:Three metering modes are offered: | |||
::Integrated centre weighted | |||
::Selective | |||
::Multi pattern (Matrix)" -[http://br.collection.pagesperso-orange.fr/leica/index.html jcb] | |||
*'''Exposure modes''' | |||
**Manual | |||
**Aperture priority semi-automatic | |||
**Shutter priority semi-automatic | |||
**Program fully automatic | |||
**Flash pre-exposure measurement | |||
*'''Accessories''' - [[DMR]] - Motor-Winder R8: 14209 [[R8/R9 Winder]] - [[R8/R9 Drive]] | |||
*'''Designers''' - [[Alfred Hengst]] and [[Manfred Meinzer]] February, 1996 | |||
:"It can be fitted with the Digital Modul R ([[DMR]]) digital back (discontinued in 2007 . . .) and used as a digital camera making them the only 35 mm SLRs to take a user-installable digital back. The R8 was the first R-series camera to have no association with Minolta, being solely a Leica design and showing a clear stylistic change compared to prior bodies. . . A key design goal was to evoke the Leica M and its smooth top plate instead of a raised pentaprism as in previous R series cameras, the R8 has sloped "shoulders" that blend almost seamlessly into the pentaprism housing. The shape is strongly asymmetrical, especially in plan view, with a bulged right handgrip and smaller, tapered left-hand side. . . The R8 was without doubt the most complex camera Leica had ever constructed containing extensive electronics including a microprocessor, despite its manual operation bias, and in addition was built in a very modular fashion to integrate seamlessly with motor drive units and new backs such as the Digital Modul R." -[http://br.collection.pagesperso-orange.fr/leica/index.html jcb] | |||
*'''Manuals & brochures''' | |||
**[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/leica/leica_r8/leica_r8.htm Users Manual] courtesy of Mike Butkus | |||
== Comment == | |||
[http://www. | *'''On the street''' - €EU 895 in 2009 - €EU 230 in 2011 - €EU 490 in 2015 | ||
*'''Reviews''' | |||
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_R8 Wikipedia Leica R8] | |||
**[http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Leica_R8 Camerapedia Leica R8] | |||
*'''Forum discussion''' | |||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/1132-flog-af-going-r.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/1132-flog-af-going-r-2.html] | |||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/2559-problems-whit-film-back-cover-my.html] | |||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/4300-r-8-back-up-body.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/4300-r-8-back-up-body-2.html] | |||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/6943-time-service.html] | |||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/78119-r8-serial-number.html] | |||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/82298-r8-r9.html] | |||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/82821-r8-dmr-modification.html] | |||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/83867-r8-9-fitted-dmr.html] | |||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/84491-r7-r8.html] | |||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/110050-r8-9-overlooked-greatness.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/110050-r8-9-overlooked-greatness-2.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/110050-r8-9-overlooked-greatness-3.html] | |||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/108530-really-bit-amazing.html] | |||
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/121699-r-8-thinking-about.html] | |||
== R8 Serial Numbers == | == R8 Serial Numbers == | ||
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!SN End | !SN End | ||
!Product | !Product | ||
!Year | !Year | ||
!Batch | !Batch | ||
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|2285001||2286000||Leica R8||24 Jul 1996||1000 | |2285001||2286000||Leica R8||24 Jul 1996||1000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2290501||2291500||Leica R8||1996||1000 | |2290501||2291500||Leica R8 (chrom)||1996||1000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2291501||2293500||Leica R8||1996||2000 | |2291501||2293500||Leica R8 (chrom+black)||1996||2000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2293501||2295000||Leica R8||1997||1500 | |2293501||2295000||Leica R8 (chrom+black)||1997||1500 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2297001||2299000||Leica R8 (chrom+black)||1997||2000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2412001||2414000||Leica R8 (chrom+black)||1997||2000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2416001||2418000||Leica R8 (chrom)||1997||2000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2420001||2422000||Leica R8 (chrom+black)||1997||2000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2nd|| || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2427001||2429000||Leica R8 (black)||1997||2000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2429501||2431500||Leica R8 (black)||1997||2000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2475301||2477300||Leica R8||1998||2000 | |2433801||2435800||Leica R8 (chrom+black)||1998||2000 [[~2435539]] | ||
|- | |||
|3rd|| || || || | |||
|- | |||
|2464101||2466100||Leica R8 (black)||1998||2000 | |||
|- | |||
|2475301||2477300||Leica R8 (chrom+black)||1998||2000 | |||
|- | |||
|4th|| || || || | |||
|- | |- | ||
|2552501||2554500||Leica R8||1999||2000 | |2552501||2554500||Leica R8||1999||2000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2725401||2726400||Leica R8||2000||1000 | |2725401||2726400||Leica R8 (black)||2000||1000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2751401||2752400||Leica R8||2001||1000 | |2751401||2752400||Leica R8 (chrom+black)||2001||1000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2775001||2776000||Leica R8||2001||1000 | |2775001||2776000||Leica R8 (black)||2001||1000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2847001||2847200||Leica R8||2002||200 | |2847001||2847200||Leica R8||2002||200 | ||
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|2854751||2855050||Leica R8||2002||300 | |2854751||2855050||Leica R8||2002||300 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Total||assigned||serial||numbers|| | |Total||assigned||serial||numbers||38,551 | ||
|- | |- | ||
Serial numbers from [[Serial Numbers Leica Cameras]] with computed batch total.<br>[http://www.nemeng.com/leica/005c.shtml Version Discussion]<br>[[~ stolen camera, please report if found on sale]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:41, 31 January 2015
- Shown with 80mm f/1.4 Summilux-R lens
- Code numbers - 10080-chrom, 10081-black
- Production era 1996-2002
- Variants - Black (shown) and chrome versions
- Shutter
- "The shutter used was a Copal vertically running metal-leaf unit[1] capable of speeds between 1/8000 and 32 seconds steplessly in automatic modes, or to 16 seconds in half-stop steps in manual mode, as well as Bulb. The flash X-sync speed is 1/250 sec.
- "The shutter release is in the center of the shutter-speed dial and is threaded for a cable release. The optional Motor-Drive gives additional front and vertical-grip releases." -jcb
- Metering
- "The highly sophisticated metering system allows free choice of metering mode and exposure mode. By contrast, the earlier R4-R7 series lacked multi pattern metering and offered only pre-set combinations of metering and exposure.
- Three metering modes are offered:
- Integrated centre weighted
- Selective
- Multi pattern (Matrix)" -jcb
- Exposure modes
- Manual
- Aperture priority semi-automatic
- Shutter priority semi-automatic
- Program fully automatic
- Flash pre-exposure measurement
- Accessories - DMR - Motor-Winder R8: 14209 R8/R9 Winder - R8/R9 Drive
- Designers - Alfred Hengst and Manfred Meinzer February, 1996
- "It can be fitted with the Digital Modul R (DMR) digital back (discontinued in 2007 . . .) and used as a digital camera making them the only 35 mm SLRs to take a user-installable digital back. The R8 was the first R-series camera to have no association with Minolta, being solely a Leica design and showing a clear stylistic change compared to prior bodies. . . A key design goal was to evoke the Leica M and its smooth top plate instead of a raised pentaprism as in previous R series cameras, the R8 has sloped "shoulders" that blend almost seamlessly into the pentaprism housing. The shape is strongly asymmetrical, especially in plan view, with a bulged right handgrip and smaller, tapered left-hand side. . . The R8 was without doubt the most complex camera Leica had ever constructed containing extensive electronics including a microprocessor, despite its manual operation bias, and in addition was built in a very modular fashion to integrate seamlessly with motor drive units and new backs such as the Digital Modul R." -jcb
- Manuals & brochures
- Users Manual courtesy of Mike Butkus
Comment
- On the street - €EU 895 in 2009 - €EU 230 in 2011 - €EU 490 in 2015
- Reviews
- Forum discussion
R8 Serial Numbers
Serial numbers from Serial Numbers Leica Cameras with computed batch total.Version Discussion
~ stolen camera, please report if found on sale
SN Start | SN End | Product | Year | Batch |
---|---|---|---|---|
2285000 | 2285000 | Leica R8 | 1996 | 1 |
2285001 | 2286000 | Leica R8 | 24 Jul 1996 | 1000 |
2290501 | 2291500 | Leica R8 (chrom) | 1996 | 1000 |
2291501 | 2293500 | Leica R8 (chrom+black) | 1996 | 2000 |
2293501 | 2295000 | Leica R8 (chrom+black) | 1997 | 1500 |
2297001 | 2299000 | Leica R8 (chrom+black) | 1997 | 2000 |
2412001 | 2414000 | Leica R8 (chrom+black) | 1997 | 2000 |
2416001 | 2418000 | Leica R8 (chrom) | 1997 | 2000 |
2420001 | 2422000 | Leica R8 (chrom+black) | 1997 | 2000 |
2nd | ||||
2427001 | 2429000 | Leica R8 (black) | 1997 | 2000 |
2429501 | 2431500 | Leica R8 (black) | 1997 | 2000 |
2433801 | 2435800 | Leica R8 (chrom+black) | 1998 | 2000 ~2435539 |
3rd | ||||
2464101 | 2466100 | Leica R8 (black) | 1998 | 2000 |
2475301 | 2477300 | Leica R8 (chrom+black) | 1998 | 2000 |
4th | ||||
2552501 | 2554500 | Leica R8 | 1999 | 2000 |
2725401 | 2726400 | Leica R8 (black) | 2000 | 1000 |
2751401 | 2752400 | Leica R8 (chrom+black) | 2001 | 1000 |
2775001 | 2776000 | Leica R8 (black) | 2001 | 1000 |
2847001 | 2847200 | Leica R8 | 2002 | 200 |
2847201 | 2847450 | Leica R8 | 2002 | 250 |
2847451 | 2847750 | Leica R8 | 2002 | 300 |
2854751 | 2855050 | Leica R8 | 2002 | 300 |
Total | assigned | serial | numbers | 38,551 |