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Rangefinder cameras such as the Leica dominated photojournalism and fine
arts photography for decades. They were quiet, small, and their large, bright
viewfinders made it easy to focus and compose images. There aren’t many
digital rangefinder cameras, but Leica’s first one in the tradition of their film
cameras is the Leica M8.
What’s interesting about the model name is that it numerically follows the
film-based M7 and isn’t called digital. It’s obvious that Leica sees digital as
the only way forward and that we’ve reached the point where, when it comes
to cameras, digital can be assumed without its being mentioned.
You’ll rarely be without
a camera if it’s on your
key ring.
Video cameras often have the ability to capture still images. The images are
smaller than those captured by many digital still cameras, but it’s nice to have
this option when you are videoing an event. Most digital cameras also have a
movie mode that lets you capture short video clips. The secret to interesting
movies for most of us is to keep them short. A video camera may be able to
capture hours of footage, but who wants to watch it? Short, one minute or so
videos can capture highlights and be shared by e-mail or by posting them on
popular sites such as YouTube.com.Minox makes a Leica
M3 miniature camera
with a 3.2 Megapixel
image sensor. Courtesy
of Minox at http://www.minox.
com.
CAmErA siZE
When it comes to
digital cameras, size
doesn’t matter as
much as you think.
Small pocket cam-
eras can take images
that are as good as
those taken by larger
cameras. the only
difference is they
usually have fewer
features and lower
resolution.