mfogiel
Veteran
If you want something with AE and cheaper to start with, get the Bessa R4A, which is wonderful for the 21-28mm lenses, and still acceptable with the 35mm. You could then get a Leica for the longer lenses if you will like this style of shooting. Otherwise, get the Leica, but as Roland said, ask yourself what is your preferred FL to choose the magnification. Seeing that you are not on a stringent budget, the ideal solution would be an M7.