Ah, !@#$ it, I have GAS.

[Stephanie Brim]

But the games are the fun part! We could even have a due date pool...whoever guesses the closest gets a signed print of the baby. 😀

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Well... 83 posts later and you have decided. Now... have fun shopping, Stephanie! I saw today an M2 going really low on eBay. Won't tell you how much, but it even made me think very, very hard about clicking on the BIN button...

 

[jairy hunter]

Not that my Dad's a great (or even good) photographer, but the polaroids of me and my sister as kids are some of my favorites of all time--so don't get fixated on the equipment.

You don't have to have a great camera or even be a great photog--the kid will like it because you took it.

 

[Stephanie Brim]

I know how much, I'm watching it. 😉

I won't be buying for at least three weeks, maybe a month, and I'm still thinking. I'll probably keep talking with Stephen about possibly getting a lens to go with the M2, but I'm not counting chickens before they're hatched...I have to know exactly what I'm going to have left first. If I can't get a CV lens of some kind I'll most likely go with a J8 or J3. Or perhaps even a Canon 50mm f/1.4. I also thought about the fact that a 35mm lens may be the best idea, but I wasn't sure of whether or not a J-12 works on a Leica or what the cost of the Canon 35mm lenses are these days.

I still have some research to do, as you can see. 😛

 

[pedro.m.reis]

But anyway, medical expenses are taken care of. I'll have $1500 in the bank by the time I have the baby and Adam will also have some.

Medical expenses in the US must be realy cheap......

But seriously...Nikon FE + sleeping baby = awake and crying baby. If for nothing else, the Leica would excel at sleeping baby photos. 😉

Speaking from my experience, if the baby IS sleeping, you can have all the noise you can and he/she will not wakeup.

I see you have made your mind to buy the camera.
But before you do it, please take the time and make a realistic budget of you expenses on the first 2 or 3 months after having the baby. Thats my advice.
I spent more than that $1500 with the baby and mother on the firsts months, and i didnt pay for the "delivery" nor the regular visit to the pediatric doctor nor all the exams you'll need before and after because i'm insured (that 3 items alone would be more than that here in Portugal).

 

[taffer]

Seems that it's maybe late, but in fact I only have three short words to say on this, save the money. And then two more, good luck.

 

[Jeroen]

Oh well, go ahead - it's your money and your child. But I always thought the true reason people bought Leica cameras was the glass. And Pedro is right, kids are *not* cheap, especially their medical bills. My neighbor sure has a tough time with her newborn kid.

 

[KoNickon]

Somehow I can't help thinking that you'll be looking back on this a few years from now and say "I can't believe I was spending so much time online obsessing about getting a camera!"

But it's your life and your decision.