If money were no object, what would your M kit look like?

2x leica m7, .58x and .72x, black chrome
28mm summicron asph
50mm summilux asph

leica mp, .58x, a la carte black chrome m4 facisimile
35mm summilux asph
 
A few years ago, a barium "procedure" revealed that I have a prodigiously long appendix. Too bad I am so well-endowed with a vestigial organ.
 
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The grocer was fresh out of clear liquid burgers. Had to settle for Jello-O without the "shot". I can't wait until tomorrow afternoon. I'll eat a cow. maybe a burrito for dessert.
 
ps: If I won the lottery, I would make Roland an offer he couldn't refuse for the goodies in his avatar. Or at least 3/4 of them. I have my own nice 50/1.4.
 
I have everything I need, really. I don't even use it all as much as I should. But if I had all the money in the world, it would be interesting to try - Zeiss Ikon camera with all the new Zeiss lenses. Also, some Large format setup - don't know which as I don't know much about it. But seems like a cool thing to have. A good Medium format setup, like Hassy with film and digital back. Mamiya 6 or 7 always looked like a worthwhile kit to have too. But as I said, I have all I need and what I really need is more free time so I can travel and use it all for photos while visiting all the cool places around the world.
 
Hmm, interesting question as i probably have most of what I need and want! Maybe a couple of M2's (one cant have too many of those) and upgrade from my M6 millenium with a 0,58 finder to another MP Black Paint 0.58 (a back up to the one I have) and upgrade my LHSA 0.85 to a MP 0,85 and just for the hell of it a MP 0.72. Lens wise I am only interested in the 28f2.8 Asph in the Leica line (have everything else I need and want). As for non Leica, the new 21/4,5 Biogon and the 18/4 Distagon in the ZM mount.
As money was no object i would also go to Kodak and ask them for a "parent" roll of Tri X (that is 64 inches wide and 4000 ft long and have the edge markings changed to read Tri X- Copyright Tom A and slit to 35mm and cassette'd.
this is a surprisingly modest list I admit and, apart from the film, doable within the next little while. Maybe an M8 if I can get Leica to do a dedicated bl/w 16Mp version.
 
Best Wishes, Wayne, for positive results! I had the roto-rooter look-see myself this past Spring and fortunately the doc said to come see him again in 10 years. May it be thus for you.

As to a cost-no-object kit, I think I'm pretty close already, but might add a .58x MP black, 24, 50, & 75 Asph. Oh what the heck, add an M8 just for fun.
 
My M kit is complete, with the working set being an M4, 35/2.8 Summaron, 50/2.8 Elmar, 3E 90 Elmar, SBOOI & SGVOO VFs - all in silky Wetzlar chrome. 😀 I really don't want further weight, cost or fiddling in the street. I might pick up an IROOA/ITDOO hood at some point (have the IUFOO now).

I save the GAS attacks for boat-anchor SLRs, and studio lights.
 
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Plus I'd keep my M4p and add a few more lenses. And a M8, but I'm sure that by the time money is no object, it'll be the M10. Just, as they say, for curiosity. 😉
 
A perfect M-set would have to be carried, of course, in a perfect M-bag. Since one really does not exist 😉, I would hire the King's best craftsmen to design and make one. Then and only then my GAS would run out....
 
reconsidering, a nice black M8 with 28 summicron and noctilux 1.0 last gen. adding a canon 100mm 3.5 for the lightness of the tele-kit. i would add a 35mm summilux asph and 50 75 lux all last gen. and i think its a nice little kit for a hell lot of money and certainly fun to use!
 
I'm working on my perfect M kit. I have a .85 MP a tabbed 50mm Summicron just bought a mint 90mm elmarit-M . All in beautiful Leica chrome. Just need to add a chrome 35 Summicron Asph and a 24 mm Elmarit and I'll be set.
 
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