[Leica] Leica on the cheap

["Michael Darnton" <mdarnton@hotmail.com>]

Ken Lai wrote:

>I have the 24mm lens and
>finder already but is thinking of getting the 21 as well but (i) I do
not
>want to spend 300 dollars on another finder and (ii) I don't want to
keep. . . .

I've seen this question repeatedly on this list in some form or another (can 
I use my M3 window to see the 35mm field, etc. . . ) I completely fail to 
understand in every single one of these cases why someone would put a two 
thousand dollar piece of glass in front of a two thousand dollar box and 
then cheap out on a device to figure out where the edges of the image are. 
If people are so intent on saving money, a Nikon F body will show you 100% 
of the frame for a cost less than a single Leica finder, and you can buy a 
whole set of lenses for it for less than a Leica 21mm lens. I don't even 
understand it when it's a $300 Summaron on a beat-up M-3 and you can pick up 
a rudimentary finder for another $70. I couldn't live that way--I won't buy 
a lens until I can afford a finder for it, two caps, a hood, and a UV filter 
to protect my investment.

- --Michael
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