How many Leicas models have you used?

I have owned and used these models (in order):

M4 MOT
M5
M3
IIIc
Standard Leica
CL (two of those)
M6
IIIf.

I now have : IIIf, Standard, M3, M6.
 
M4. I've only had it since early february but I'm totally in love :)
It's the perfect M for me, I kind of enjoy not having a meter in it. I've also fallen in love with the darkroom, so if someone wanted to give me an M9 I think I'd rather have film, chemicals and paper for the same amount of money...
 
M4 and IIIC. Still have both, but the IIIC is going for sale soon. The M4 was my first RF, and the first Leica I ever saw in person. I'm keeping that one until I die.
Also used bobkatz's M6 the other day. Pretty nice, very similar to my M4
 
M6, M3, M3 w/ M2 VF, MP, M4-P, IIIf BD, M3, M4, M4-P, M6TTL 0.85x, M2, M5, M7, M2, M2 Massa BP, IIIb, M4-P

Now I only use the M7, two M4-P, the IIIf, and IIIb
 
Kudos for not polling this !

IIIf, M2, M3, M4, M6.
I don't think I'll ever use anything more current than the M6 classic.
 
I C Standard
III
IIIa
IIIb
IIIc (stepped and non-stepped)
IIIf (both black and red dial, with and without self timer)
IIIg
M3
M2
M4
M5
M6
M9

And a Leicaflex SL!
 
What is it they say about a fool and his money.....?

If I had to choose amongst that list, it would probably be the III, IIIb, IIIf, M2, M5, M9, and the Leicaflex. Ones I didn't like -- the M6 and IIIg. I didn't think the M6 was particularly well made (though I could have just gotten a bad one), and the IIIg viewfinder didn't work for me, as I wear glasses and had a hard time seeing the entire viewfinder image.
 
Six used I think; in order: (Some just borrowed, not owned):
M3, IIIf, M2, M8, M9, S2, and I can't count my well-favored CLE because it's not a Leica.
 
IIIc
IIIg
M2
KS-15(4)
M3
M4
M6 TTL
M7
M8
M9

Also copies of
III (Leotax S)
IIIa (Kardon)
IIIb (Reid III)
 
III
IIIa
IIIc
M2
M3
M4
M5
M6
M8
______+

9 different Leica models.

Also: FED-S, FED-1f, Minolta CLE, Hexar RF (one-roll-test when selling it on commission), fake Shanghai-II (actually a Zorki-1).

And lotsa, lotsa other gear, most of which I shot for a while before reselling for a profit!
 
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