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<p>Thanks a lot for all your thoughts.<br /><br />I'm doing as somebody in this thread suggests: I've bought a second hand M6 in very, very good condition from 1998 for 1100 USD from a guy, who was short on money.<br /><br />Instead i will spend the larger part of the money on a brand new Summicron 35 mm, which is my preferred focal length.<br /><br />@Edward: I already <em>have</em> a Fujifilm, so it's not just that i want a rangefinder regardless of the brand and model. I want a Leica for film, since i did use film for several years (and was very pleased with the output) and have been in love with Leica for some years now.</p>

<p>@Stephen Lewis: Built in hood is the type 5, right, and not type 4, i'm asking about?</p>

<p>When i say good condition, i mean that the optics is flawless (no scratches and/or dust as i can see) and it show some minor signs of use. Overall i would say about 8/10 condition. It hasn't been serviced/cleaned for some years, though.</p> <p>By the way it's the Canada-edition.</p> <p>As far as i understand, it's one of few Leitz optics where a small part of the lens is made of plastic. Any concerns about this?</p>

<p>I've been offered a Leitz Summicron 50 mm f/2 type 4, but how much should i pay for it? How much is it worth?<br> As far as i know it's in a good condition - both overall condition and optical condition without scratches.<br> Just how good is the Type 4 version of the 50 mm Summicron?<br> How much should i be willing to pay for it? Any suggestions regarding minimum price versus maximum price?<br> Is there something i should know about the Type 4 in particular?<br> Thanks in advance.<br> <br /> PS: It will be used on a Leica M6 camera, mainly b/w.</p>

<p>Just my thoughts, Rick. I will rather spend my money on a decent film camera rather than on a digital camera, who is almost out of date when it reaches the shops.<br /><br />On thing is for sure: I will never invest in a digital Leica, as long as the company don't offer us buyers to buy just the image engine/processor every second year, when a new model hits the market, but keeps pushing us to buy a whole new camera for USD 6.000.<br /><br />I will rather buy a film camera - that is of course if film will be available for quite some years from now on.<br /><br />Anyone from the photo film industry in this forum, that can shed some light on the question?</p>

<p>I've been thinking for 2-3 years now, whether i should invest in a brand new Leica M7 or MP for 5.000 dollars, which is a fair amount of money.<br> But the question, that keeps coming back to me is, for how long the film as media will be available? I don't want to invest in a camera, if it useless in few years.<br> Do you have any thoughts about the question?</p>