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You've seen the symptoms and you know the diagnosis. GAS. Before you read on please know that this is no knock on those of us that have both an MP and M3 (or two or three MPs and two or three M3s) or any other combination or quantities of cameras or lenses. I've been strongly (obsessively) thinking about getting an MP and I need some advice. I have an M3 SS that I had CLA'd a few years ago and I've grown attached to it. It's definitely not collector quality but there are no mechanical or dust/haze/glass problems. I'm getting comfortable with estimating exposure but always carry a small Sekonic light meter. I also have a shoe-mount Voigtlander VC II meter that I sometimes use. My go-to lens is a 50mm. I have a 28mm SC and a 28mm brightline viewfinder. I occasionally use a 35mm SC and I'm thinking about getting a 35mm external finder. If I get the 35mm finder, I have the basic functionality of an MP, albeit a bit cobbled. Fully mechanical -- Check. Meter available -- Check. Frame lines available for 28, 35, 50, and 90 -- Check. I have used the 28mm with the M3 a few times and so far I'm ok using two view finders to focus and then frame. Only one time has the finder slipped out of the shoe mount but I found it inside my bag. It came off because I was forcing the camera inside too small of a compartment in my bag. Reconfiguring the dividers fixed that problem. Obviously, an MP would eliminate the need for the shoe-mount meter and two external finders, and three less things to remember, or to lose, is important when you want simplicity. I've put a pencil to it and a buy/sell/trade deal for an MP is do-able. But so is two or three future CLAs and replacing a couple of lost or broken finders. An alternative is to get an MP and keep the M3. Disregarding the OM-2 I bought in 1977, I'd only have two film cameras. Reasonable? Yes. Affordable? Barely. Conflicted? Absolutely. I'm going to go shoot a few shots and enjoy and be thankful for what I have. Ray
