the problem of having a second M....

I shot this at a wedding recently using a Voigtlander VCii meter.
Your M2 would be fine for color work.

Leica M3, DR Summicron 50mm, Fuji Pro 400.

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To be a bit harsh and direct, if you can afford a second M, you can afford a decent light meter.

Get one of the meters that slide into the shoe. Or just buy a handheld meter.

That's the route that I would take. Then there's none of this meter with one camera and shoot with another, which becomes especially tricky if you load each camera with a different ISO film.
 
I'm surprised no-one has suggested the obvious - ditch the M2 and just get another MP. Or the other way around! :)
 
This works far better with an original digital RAW file than a color neg.

I have yet to see a plug-in that can emulate the look of an original B&W neg in a conversion from a color neg. Maybe I'm a purist, or perhaps just a realist.

That and black and white wet prints from a color neg just look sad. You don't shoot film to fix everything in post on a computer, right?
 
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