Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mitch, I would definitely recommend buying a second-hand M6. Having a body with another film is definitely important, as you point out yourself. If you need to keep weight down (and raise additional funds) then you should also sell the lenses you do not use. Upgrading from the Summaron 35mm to a Summicron 35mm sounds like a good idea, and the pre-ASPH Summicrons are quite inexpensive (relatively speaking, of course). The 24mm is a great lens, but it may be hard to find on the second-hand market, as people are not getting rid of them--they are too good! You also have the additional finder to contend with. If compactness is the main consideration AND you want a wider lens, then perhaps you should keep the Summaron and add a 28mm Elmarit instead of a 35mm Summicron. Nathan Mitch Zeissler wrote, in part: > I will have enough funds in the near future to either procure an additional > M body *or* a wide angle lens, but probably not both. My thoughts (which > I've been wrestling with since this past spring, while saving up the > necessary funds) are as follows: > > - Sell the IIIf and Xenon to free up additional capital. Possibly the > Summicron 50 and the Hektor as well, since I use them so infrequently. > > - Purchase another M body (new or used) so I can have both color and mono > films instantly available. - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/