Extreme Field Test: Leica M8 in Iraq

Extreme Field Test: Le...

Photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson puts the new Leica M8 digital rangefinder to work while on assignment in the world's hottest war zone.

By Ashley Gilbertson Posted May 7, 2007

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Extreme Field Test: Leica M8 in Iraq
Graffiti reading "In God We Trust" is scrawled across the back of a seat in an American Humvee. Usually, Leicas are not ideal for composing detail shots, but the smaller sensor makes the lenses a little longer, making photos like this and tight portraits more of an option.

Extreme Field Test: Leica M8 in Iraq

© Ashley Gilbertson / Aurora

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Extreme Field Test: Leica M8 in Iraq

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