david_killick9 Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 So this is entirely hypothetical, but so what! Assume budget is no object, what is your ultimate Leica outfit? If poss, just one body, but if you want to go for it all, go for it. Some of my own ideas, based on experience and also positive comments from members of this forum: M3, MP, M7, SL? Some also love the III series. Lenses: 24asph, 35 f/1.4asph, latest 50 (or old 50DR?), 90 f/2asp, new f/4 macro. But that leaves out the SLR. All Leicas are expensive. But which cameras and lenses are truly worth paying top dollars for?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_. Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 all of it, of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian_hilmersen1 Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Feeling: MP with Summicron-m 50 mm f/2 Using: Konica Hexar RF with Summicron-m 50 mm f/2 + "ever ready case" + yellow-green/orange/red B+W filters. (If I have to choose a Leica - M7) I have just done this evaluation myself - so I am very sure in my choice. The whole point of having a RF for me is mobility - and the no-mirror part is part of that...enabling me to use the camera without a tripod. A one lens solution also suits me fine. (BTW - I am trilled with the results from my Hexanon 50 lens...so I have no real wish for the mentioned lens. 2.0s are sharper and lighter than their faster alternatives.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kastner Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 I'll keep my M6 TTL. I don't want a classic and I don't (yet) want or need an M7. My next bodies would start off with an M3 or one of the M4s (one of the many advantages here being a self-timer. Then I'd go for a IIIf or g (not sure yet which one). Wouldn't mind trying out a 24, old 35 (re "bokeh"). No interest in a 1.4/75 or a 2/90 any more. Or a 135 yet. Maybe when I'm 65 I'll have the money, but then I'm probably also blind ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Hypothetical? Well, I'm not 65, do have the money and have all the Leica gear I want and/or need (thanks to wedding gigs). So, hypothetically speaking, experience tells me a couple of M7s with 3 or 4 lenses will get just about any rangefinder job done: 24mm, 35/1.4, 75/1.4, 135/3.5 (optional)...or 28/2, 50/1.4, 90/2, 135/3.5 (optional). If not doing weddings with a M, then I would probably just use a MP 0.85 with a 35/1.4 and 75/1.4 strictly for available light, personal work. No Leica SLR interests me any longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesrani Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 I already have it: M6 and 35 1.4 asph. That's all I have at the moment and i can't imagine ever spending money on leicas again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajabbi Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 I am 65+ and my perfect Leica outfit is my M5, 24/28, 50, 90 tele- Elmar and the 135(sometimes)for outdoors. Available light; 35, 50, 75 and ,of course, my M5s. If there had to be a limitation yo one lens, then, the 50 would be it. That is the choice of my generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asher Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 The stuff I've got is perfect for me. What I really need is more time to shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_r._fulton_jr. Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 I pretty much have all I need now. However my "dream" would be to have a IIIg w/winder, the new 35 & 50 LTM lenses, plus a 35mm brightline finder. In my 37 years of Leica ownership I've never owned an LTM and that little set would be a "fun" set to shoot with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin m. Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 I need an Apo-Aspherical-quality daycare center so I have more time to use the cameras, lenses and film I already own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_lee2 Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Xinbad, but was it the 24 or 28 that you largely used on the India stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis1 Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 If I can, I'd trade the 35asph/2 with a top up 24/asph/2.8? Because I find the summaron sufficient as the main 35mm. I don't use 50 and above so much. I have yet to wear out the m4p, so the m6 stays in cabinet together with the m3. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_boyle3 Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 A compact one-camera three-lens outfit for me would be the one I've had for over 30 years. M2, MR4 meter, 35 Summaron, 50 Summicron and 90 Tele Elmarit (fat chrome). The M2 and meter fit in one ER case, the 35 and 90, coupled back to back, fit into another Leitz lens case. This outfit will bring home the photos - no need to go overboard with the latest most expensive gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal dimarco Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Right now, the only thing I would like to add to my Leica M kit is a updated 180mm f/3.4 Apo-Telyt-M lens. I've seen and made pictures with the original prototype and I would even buy the lens new, if necessary. Happy Snaps, Sal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h_vard_flatland Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Then I would have to wait till Leica releases their new Leica CL2 - an improved CL with grater baselength, 75 framelines, AE, improved meter but same size as CL. Lenses: 21/2.8 asph, 40/2 summicron C, voigtlander 75/2.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_. Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 M6 classic with sumilux 35mm 1.4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob haight Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 M6 with 4th version Summicron 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricks Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 0.85 M7 + 35/1.4 asph + 75/1.4 - not going to happen in this life time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_. Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 2 0.72 M7's (one w. 1.25x) w. M4 backup, 15C/V, 21 C/V, Tri-Elmar, 35 Lux-ASPH, Current 50 Cron, 90 Elmarit-M, 135 APO-Telyt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 I've got all I want 28/2, 35/2, 50/2 (plus Nokton 1.5), 90/2, 134/3.4. I would like if, I won the lottery, a new 19mm, 90/2 APO and 180/2.8 APO for my R kit, but I am happy as I am really (thank god). Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marke_gilbert Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Thanks Jay, for breaking the VC border-- <P>Ive pretty much settled down to what I use most consistently. <P>VC 12mm, 21 Elmarit, 35 Summilux asph, Noctilux, M6TTL .72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_brown4 Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 MP (0.58) 28mm Summicron-M ASPH 50mm Summilux-M (super) 90mm Macro Elmar-M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kastner Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 An old saying here is, like, "sure wish I had a buck for every time I already mentioned this..." So I wouldn't mind a Leica 2/75. Maybe a 2.8/75 would do the trick too. Unlike that, I might soon get a current 2.8/50, just for its cozyness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob F. Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Out of 6 M's and 13 lenses, here's what went with me for a walk in the woods last weekend: One M6TTL with 0.58 finder; 28mm Summicron; 35mm Summilux ASPH; 50mm tabbed Summicron; 90mm tele-Elmarit. It all fits in a Domke F-5XB bag. That outfit is ideal for a minimal configuration. When carrying more, I will take two additional M's: an M6 classic with 0.72 finder, and either my M2 or M4-P. That helps to minimize lens-changing. I might like to buy a 24mm Elmarit ASPH, because it is the world's best 24mm, AFAIK. My 21mm is a little bit too wide (just a little bit) and doesn't get used much. The 28mm is wide enough for almost everything. My least used M is an M3. If I buy another Leica, it will be an MP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix_erazo Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 HMMM... Ultimate Leica M Gear... No restrictoons.... SInce I have 2 M classics, don't need the ttl cause I don't use flash on the M's. I would say an MP with a 35 & 75 sumilux's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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