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Leica M8: Purple Haze and a Digital Savior

Leica M8: Purple Haze and a Digital Savior

Update: 2025-09-28
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Explore the Leica M8's rocky debut and its surprising role in saving Leica. Released in 2006, this first digital rangefinder initially wowed with its classic design but stumbled with purple-tinted photos due to a missing infrared filter. Discover how Leica's response and the M8's ultimate success paved the way for Leica's digital future, leading to the improved M9 and beyond.

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Leica M8: Purple Haze and a Digital Savior

Leica M8: Purple Haze and a Digital Savior