A new Leica ME?

ei6jf said:
Sadly the rumoured upgrade hasn't materialised which now places me in a quandry. I've had approval from the in-house CFO for several months now (based on a significant birthday) for purchase of my dream rangefinder. I felt there was no way I could justify the cost of the M240 but the M-E seemed to fit the bill.....almost. The screen and battery life are concerns.

When rumours of a revised version, which would address these issues, broke, it seemed like the answer. However, now I don't know whether to continue to hold out in the hope that a better M-E will arrive or to just go ahead and bite the bullet. This isn't a case of simply waiting for a newer shinier model but rather for a newer model which might resolve well documented issues with the current design.

What would you do?
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The new ME will only appear (presumably) when the 240 gets replaced, probably in a years time or so, and may well be a stripped M240.
In your place I would just get an ME, the screen and battery are the kind of forum fodder that turns out to be a rather minor concern in the real world.
Just get a couple of spare batteries and get in the habit of viewing your images on the computer.

Or get a lightly used M240.
 
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