Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Backup camera or more Leica glass?
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 11:12:28 -0700

Joel House wrote:
> 
> What would you prefer to have? A backup Leica camera or more Leica lenses? I
> have an M6 and an M4-P. I could use a couple of lenses, but I can't really
> afford to buy any unless I sell the M4-p. During my professional days I
> would have never considered shooting without a backup body.
> 
> What would you do?
> 
> What minimal system lenses would you consider? I mainly do journalistic
> style pictures of family and some travel.
> 
Murpy or whoevers law says if you sell your backup body your regular body will break.
I give great heed to Murpy or whoever.
If you have a body which you know works than sooner or later you will get the
cash to get some glass to put on it.
Mark Rabiner