Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm also one who has owned and sold an M3, an M4-P (even a IIf and IIIf), as well as most recently a full Contax G2+4 lens kit. I never regretted selling any of them. I sold them because it was the right thing to do at the time and never felt otherwise about my decision. (Perhaps the only object I ever regretted selling was my wonderful and still lamented 1971 Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Veloce ... but you can read about that tragedy on my website... ;) You sound ambivalent about both cameras. If you have a close personal attachment to either camera that transcends its value as a photographic tool, keep that one. Otherwise, keep the one you like to use more of the time, and don't let yourself be fooled by rationalizations like "I have more lenses for this one" or "I don't think I'll find another one like this in as good condition if I ever want another". Creating photographs is an craft which should involve the heart -- listen to yours and pick the camera that appeals to it more. One camera which you love to use is worth any number of cameras which you don't. Godfrey