I bought both of my thread-mount Leicas on ebay. No problem if you only deal with people who have numerous sales and a 100% rating. If you buy a meterless Leica, you can get a meter that attaches to the flash shoe or use a handheld meter. A handheld incident meter is superior to most in-camera meters. The M4 is probably a good choice if price is important. It's also a nice camera. The thread-mount Leicas, like the IIIf and IIIc, are nice as well and quite affordable, but loading film is tricky until you get the hang of it. Paul On Feb 23, 2012, at 1:21 PM, Thibouille wrote:
> I slowly convinced myself I needed to try a Leica (was hard actually). > I don't wanna try alternatives *before* the M, if the M is nice but > doesn't justify the cost, I'll look into Voigtlander and such. > > So, fot those who indeed shot with an M, what should I look for? > Buying new is out of the question, and, let's say a lens might get > useful as well ;) > An M4 seems affordable but no meter. M6 is pricey at about 1000 euros. > > Mmm are brick and mortar dealer a more serious source for that kind of > cameras or Ebay is as good (scared of scams). > > Thank you. > > PS: Film rulez :) > > -- > Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs > ---------------------- > Digital I can't do without, but silver really is way more fun. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
