Jim:
The Leica Historical Society of America (LHSA) publishes a quarterly
magazine, The Viewfnder. They published an article on "affordable"
($1K) sytems in Leica Thread Mount (LTM), M Series, and Leciaflex.
A person could buy the excellent Cosina Voightlander lenses and use a
simple LTM adapter for use on a "M" series. The CV lens are "almost" as
good as Leitz glass, especially if they are stopped down a stop or two
from wide open.
A Leica is expensive to buy, but the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is
actually pretty good, since they last forever, and have good re-sale
value. Even the M5, which typically sells for more than a good M6;
collector interest, I guess. I bought mine (M3) in 1974 for $325, with
a collapsible 50 mm Summicron F/2, a Leica Meter MC, and an everready
case. I still have everything, except the meter, which was never very
great anyway. (I use a OM-2S with a 135 as a spot meter!) My only
maintenance cost was a CLA sometime in the 1980s.
Having said all that, I would spend the $20k on a MF rig, if I had the
$20k to spend!
Bill Stanke
Jim Brokaw wrote:
>
> on 5/20/02 11:13 PM, Richard F. Man at richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Uh Oh, I am being heretical here, please don't stone me... yet.
> >
> > I held a Leica M6/M7 for the first time on Thursday....
> >
> > Hmmm... OK stone me now...
> >
> > // richard http://www.imagecraft.com
>
> I have an instant cure for Leica Fever... look at the price tag.
>
> That said, I would love to buy a complete Leica kit, using somebody else's
> money... about $20,000 should do it.
> --
>
> Jim Brokaw
> OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
>
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