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Hi There, I am selling this used Leica M8 because I am undergoing a massive system switchover to Canon for video needs. I purchased this body in the first quarter of 2009 and it has been my "fun" camera. This was only used for recreational use and not for any professional work. Judging by the hexadecimal code I have put 8178 actuations on the camera. The serial number is 3330480. The body shows signs of normal wear most noticeably the "brassing" that is starting to happen in the most commonly gripped areas. There are some minor scratches on the body (top, back, bottom cover, and lug area) but the most noticeable blemishes are a very slight nick on the top plate above the Leica red dot and a couple very faint scratches on the rear LCD panel which aren't noticeable unless you are looking closely and the screen is off. For 99% of the time I have owned this I have had a screen protector on the rear LCD to prevent more of this. Also, the plastic covering on the bottom cover hasn't been removed. Aside from this the camera is in perfect working order. I am including a few extras with this body as well. For starters, this comes with the original box, paperwork, software, euro power adaptors (including car charger), battery, and packaging. The only original accessory which isn't included is the Leica strap. I replaced it with a narrow black Domke gripper strap and have no idea where I put the Leica one. I am also including four LCD screen protectors, 3 generic batteries (in addition to the Leica one), and 26gb of SD memory cards. Three of the SD cards are 8gb Transcend SDHC class 6 and one is a 2gb Lexar Pro 133x card. I did number all of these cards and batteries with a sharpee marker so please be aware of that. Lastly, this includes a cardboard M Lens coder if you want to code your own lenses. This is more of a temporary solution to lens coding but if you only use one lens it works pretty well since you more than likely aren't removing it so much. Sorry, but this auction is for the US only and I only ship to confirmed US addresses. I ship insured within two business days of receiving cleared payment as well. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Good luck and happy bidding!