I sympathize about the desire to avoid regretting certain things not
attempted, but speaking as someone who just heard and gave in to the Leica's
sweet callings....I have to say that much like the pursuit of a woman, the
anticipation and the thrill of the chase was much better than the reality....
What do people say over and over that the Leica's strong suits are...?
Their small size, their lightness, the bright, clear viewfinders, the superb
glass.... we have all that in our OM system! The Leica bodies aren't the
problem, once you get one you'll need a second...still not the problem....the
problem for me was the ensuing thousands and thousands of dollars sunk
into the lenses and looking at them sitting in the cabinets and still not
getting photographic results better than an OM and a Zuiko and realizing all
that do-re-mi sitting there could be put to much better use in this strange
economy.... (sigh) just my 2c and some ramblings thrown in for free.....
YMMV.
George
In a message dated 12/24/2009 6:17:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, AG
writes:
The high-cost Leica is on my short-list of unobtanium cameras. We've
decided
that I will get a Leica something as soon as possible. I'd hate to grow old
and look back and think about the woulda-coulda-shouldas.
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