Leica R8–R9
Black Leica R8 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Maker | Leica |
| Type | 35 mm SLR |
| Released | 1996 |
| Production | 1996–2002 |
| Lens | |
| Lens mount | Leica R mount |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Film format | 35 mm |
| Film size | 36 mm × 24 mm |
| Focusing | |
| Focus | Manual focus |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure | Shutter, Aperture priority autoexposure; manual |
| Flash | |
| Flash | Hot shoe and PC terminal |
| General | |
| Dimensions | 51 × 86 × 136 mm, 560 g |
| Made in | Germany |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Leica R4-R7 |
| Successor | Leica R9 |
The Leica R8 & R9 are manual focus 35 mm single-lens reflex cameras produced by the German firm Leica as the final models of their R series. Development of the R8 began in 1990: the camera was introduced at the 1996 photokina trade show, and was succeeded by the similar Leica R9 in 2002.
Both can be fitted with the Digital Modul R (DMR) digital back (discontinued in 2007 [1]) 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.