Over the past four years of Leica addiction (sorry...
) ownership, I have collected a few lenses, but as I am sure many will find, there's always something interesting that isn't in your bag or on your shelf.
My recent purchase of a 19mm for the R8 was an impulse buy while just browsing in a London dealer. I had been on the look out for one for a while, and as they are not very common, "had" to buy it when I saw it.
Well, yesterday, another dealer in London (not one of the big, Pied Bull or Southampton Row specialists) had an M35 f2 ASPH in mint- condition in the window at a good price AND a mint- 60 Macro Elmarit-R, also at a good price. The 60 in particular I have been thinking about for a while, but a decent 35 for my M2 would also be on my list.
If it wasn't just after Christmas, I would have been very tempted by one or other (or may both at a stretch).
It's a little like buying shoes, or a suit. When you're not in the market, you can always find a pair of shoes you like the look of. When you do want a pair, it takes ages to find something that suits...