Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]welcome aboard! there are, i'm sure, plenty of people here with spare leicas. as you may see on the friday for-sale day and also posting about what you'd be interested in will probably elicit some useful off-list replies as people empty out their closets for that M8.... i saw marc recommended a iii, which i'd actually recommend against, they are definitely built dodge tough but i personally find the two viewfinders difficult to focus and acquire with. they are dang small though. price-wise there probably hasn't been a better time to buy a leica. i don't know what's currently the least expensive of the M models, maybe a double stroke M3 or maybe even an M6, but any of them will serve you well. or you could get a leica SLR, i've seen some for as little as $350. in any event, enjoy photography, and enjoy finding your leica. kyle