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Managed to un-jam it! I switched battery in the body, not sure if that helped though, but I unfolded the rewind crank, and pushed the center button used to remove the rewind mechanism, and that made the mirror to fold fold back again!

I know how to in-jam a 500 series but the 200 series is a bit different...I'll try to search some more

No the shutter release button is not stuck, I could insert the dark slide and remove the back.

Hi All! I have a new 202FA body which I use with my Planar 110/2.0, yesterday I was about to do a 1 second exposure, but after shutter was done the mirror didn't fold back, the lens is stuck and the rewind crank as well. Anyone here has a tip on how to manually fold back the mirror to reset this? Best Regards Patrik

Don't underestimate the Summicron 40/2.0, I used it a lot on my M8 before upgrading to M-P

As many others have said, try it out first! Maybe your have a friend with an M body or you can rent one maybe? Cheapest/best way to get into Leica rangefinder is without a doubt the Leica M6, another option could be to get hold of an M2, they can be found pretty cheap but then you need to feel confident with shooting without a light meter, which isn't that hard really. I've went through M8, M9, M-P (Swicthed to 100% film) M2, M6 and today a Leica MP is my daily camera, and I think I'll never replace it. Regarding lenses the Zeiss and Voightlander lenses is good options, but I could also recommend the Summicron 40/2.0 (came with the Leica CL), its a great and compact lens, and they are really cheap! I used one a lot on my digital M-P and it produced some really nice shots: http://www.oneaday.se/je-suis-charlie/ At the moment I'm shooting a Summarit 35/2.5 on my MP, also a very affordable lens, and image quality wise its as good as summicrons or summiluxes, but its not as fast. Regarding the development and post processing it takes some time to figure out YOUR process, but from my own POV I spend about the same time developing, scanning as I did when I shot digital, with the difference that I spend the time on sorting/choosing/editing hundreds of photos after a photo walk to settle with 15-20 really good ones. Today I arrive home with 20-25 shots, develop them (15 min) eating dinner while drying, scanning (15 min) and I have 15-20 shots that I'm satisfied with. I'm doing my raw scan with my Epson Perfection Photo V600, which scans 12 frames in one go. The gems I re-scan (if I want to print them) with my OpticFilm scanner.