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Mal ganz abgesehen davon, dass die Bildqualität der M8 gegenüber einer 400D praktisch nicht überlegen ist, trotz des fast zehnfachen Preises!
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In the case of the Leica M8 I am pleased to report that overall image quality is second to none. Only the Canon 5D and 1Ds MKII are better at high ISO, and at ISO 400 and lower the M8 is their equal. Then again, right now there are no other cameras producing as clean high ISO images as these two Canons. But when combined with the superior quality of Leica lenses, and the fact that the M8 does not have a resolution reducing AA filter, I would argue that there are no current 35mm format cameras which offer superior image quality to the Leica M8 at ISO 400 and lower.

Of course file size needs to be considered. At 10.3 MP the M8 offers enough resolution for most personal and professional applications. It's at the current sweet spot for digital camera resolution. There are a few cameras that offer more, but few to none that can beat the M8 in terms of overall image quality, regardless of file size. And since the camera lacks an AA filter I have found it possible to res-up files for very large prints to a greater extent than ones from cameras that do have an anti-aliasing filter installed. I have also found that M8 files need considerably less sharpening than those from Canon DSLRs.

Build quality is, in a word, outstanding. One would be hard pressed to find a more beautifully made or finished camera. And if history is any guide, the M8 will be as rugged as it is beautiful.

(sick) warst du überhaupt schon mal bei einem Professionellen Shooting dabei? Kennst du dich aus oder bist du einfach nur ein Stammkunde bei dpreview, dslrForum, usw....

Für mich ist der Hype um Leica eher so etwas, wie die Affinität zu hyperteuren, mechanische Uhren. Natürlich haben die Ihre Berechtigung und vor allem ihre Faszination, aber letztendlich stellen nicht den letzten Stand der Technik dar. Höchstens im rein mechanischen Sinne. Aber auch da gibt es Alternativen.