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Here I am for the first time at the Leica?s universe as a potential photographer. As an audience I?ve

been enjoying Leica nearly all my life.

First of all excuse my english so, as you can read, it?s not my language. I am from Barcelona. My name

is Albert and I?m a filmaker that started long time ago as a photographer and director of photography

in Europe.

Since I am directing, photography has been one very nice way to enjoy image "on my own" with total

freedom and not necessity of huge crews for creating an image.

Now is my time to enjoy with a Leica. I have been seeing models in spain and diferent prices and now I

am in New York and I have the oporunity to reduce costs.

Here the prices are better and the euro diference is a good thing.

The problem is that I am leaving in 2 days.

I am totally new in Leica?s and I have to decide how to start.

I have been enjoying the reviews of K. Tuck for M6, T. Rowlett for the M7 and H. Blumenthal for the MPs

as well that I have been reading your forum chats.

It is kind of funny to see how every body loves Leica no matter if it?s M6, M7, MP... It looks that, at the

end... there is no objective logic wich is ok to me and kind of nicely amasing. Love that from all you,

and this Leica Universe.

It looks that everything is kinda matter of price and personal details of taste...

So first impresion is; "go for it with whatever and enjoy". Sounds very spanish!!

My bank account was happy when I read Bill Mitchell (hello Bill!) Saying "Leicas are not for people who

wear glasses" but I got happier when I later did read Josef Brugger not having any complexes since he

was a child.

So, I am not going to go for the M7 ?cause I have been all my live using manuals and I love it even in

street shoots, but is kind of dificult to understand the diference betwwen M6 TTL,85 and MP.

Lots of you say (if I understud correctly) that MP are like M6 improved.

It is probably too brave from me to resume it like this...sorry.

I was thinking in spain to get a M6 TTL iso 6/6400 but I see here some good oportunities.

There is a MP,72 used for 3.095 ( I allways have had used ones ) and a M6 TTL,85 for 1700. The price

diferents is obvious.

I love the wide angular lenses so I am thinking about a Leica 28 Summicron (1595), Leica 24 ASPH

(2695) or 21 f2,8 ASPH (1495)

I do not know if there is any problems with the 21 with Leica.

Is there a real diference between MP and M6 TTL ?

Is there any wide angular lense better than another of the ones I?ve looked?

Is "The photo Village Inc." a good shop here in NY ?

Thanks for your time and congratulations for some of the pictures I have seen of you in that web!

Love or logic?

Albert