A second Leica body?

Biggles said:
Good heavens! Have you seen the price of bricks these days?
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I know and who sorts out the second hard stocks these days? And just look how they rack back at times. And try explaining how you go round corners in Flemish bond to people who claim to be brickies.

Regards, David
 
Roger Hicks said:
Dear David,

Priorities, I suppose. Sometimes I've seen really great pics in restaurants, such that I've dug out the M. The American or short ton is 2200 lb, as distinct from the imperial ton of 2240 lb, and the camera-carrying or VERY short ton is still well above the weight of two M-series Leicas and 3 lenses (2.5 to 3 kg or 5-1/2 to 6-1/2 lb, unless you choose VERY light or unusually heavy lenses) plus the bag I carry 'em in (I just weighed 'em). Mind you, I seldom walk more than 10 miles a day.

Cheers,

R.
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Hi Roger,

I wouldn't take a M2 out for the evening, unless I was very serious but the µ-II or baby Contax Tix can be used in cafes and pubs without frightening people. They get worried with anything bigger.

As for weighing a ton. If I spend the day walking with two cameras etc, etc then I lose weight and I reckon - as it has to go somewhere - that the cameras put it on.

Regards, David
 
David Hughes said:
Hi Roger,

I wouldn't take a M2 out for the evening, unless I was very serious but the µ-II or baby Contax Tix can be used in cafes and pubs without frightening people. They get worried with anything bigger.

As for weighing a ton. If I spend the day walking with two cameras etc, etc then I lose weight and I reckon - as it has to go somewhere - that the cameras put it on.

Regards, David
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Dear David,

I love the argument in the second para!

For the first, though, I've never had many people worry about 'funny old film cameras' (which, for them, includes M8, M8.2, M9). But then, I left the UK nearly a decade ago. I won't pretend for a second that popular anti-photographer sentiment was a major factor, but it may have been a minor one.

Today, however, popular anti-photographer sentiment is an ever stronger argument against going back. Well, that and house prices, wine prices (says he finishing a glass of rosé), hostile 'public servants' (most in France are incredibly helpful), and the fact that even in a 1972 Land Rover I can be in the Pyrenees in a day, or Hungary in a couple of days, without a ruinously expensive ferry crossing.

Cheers,

R.
 
Why not? I got a second, then a third, then a fifth, then a tenth... how many is too many? I haven't found out yet. I'm glad I don't like dogs as much as I like cameras, I wouldn't be able to feed them all.
 
Different Systems Can Be Fun

Different Systems Can Be Fun

I recently traveled this road myself. I have owned just about every M up to the M6TTL. Now, I am back to a single M2 but have added a R6.2 and 500CM to the lineup since last January.

If you like the idea of a G2, then go for it. Sometimes a different camera system is fun and allows a bit of a change to your photography. As you say, you have other cameras for backup.

And a ton in the US is 2000 lbs, not 2200.
 
I would:
a) get an M2 and use the change toward some of the exotic new Leica glass..or
b) use the money toward an M9

I find an M2 compliments my M6TTL very well; I would do option b) but I'm already heavily invested in brand "N" digital gear. Don't feel guilty about the M8, more than a few people have been less than satisfied after owning it....and many folks like it very much.

Bob
 
I was recently looking into buying a second body to go with my M6 TTL, in fact I'd decided to pick up this nice little Leica IIIa at my favorite store (I have quite a few screw mount lenses I use with adapters, so it's a logical choice). I ended up walking out of the store with a brand-new, but used M9. Once I started using it I was surprised by how bad the LCD sucks, but other than that I'm loving it. Now my M6 TTL is my backup, and I'm still thinking about that IIIa... 😀
 
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