Anyone reached 'Leica equilibrium' and happy with exactly the gear they have?

[tomlianza]

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You reach equilibrium when you run out of money to buy gear. I never sell gear, so today aim at equilibrium, I guess..

Regards Tom

[Xmas]

I need a few lens hoods, filters and back caps, and I've not bought any thing more than that for 5 months,

 

but if I think about the future, and sit down in one of Red Dots leather chairs...

 

I might fail to answer a master mind question and Ivor would have my card in his reader...

 

Noel

[Guest AgXlove]

Anyone who's reached Leica Nirvana, and happy with exactly what they already have?

I don't pine for the S2, the X1, or an R camera and lenses - I'm only interested in the M system. Still, Leica makes it damn near impossible to reach Leica Nirvana - they keep releasing wonderous new M optics!

[jonoslack]

Hi There

 

I thought I was fixed for lenses . . . . I've managed to resist the 21 and 24 'luxes and the new nocti the 18SE and the 21 elmarit . . . . but the new 35 'lux has me scuppered.

 

However, a couple of years ago I had 11 M lenses - now it's down to 7, and I might just end up with less than that.

 

The really nice thing is that when you come to sell something a couple of years afterwards, you find that you haven't lost any money . . . . sometimes you can even make a profit.

[Guest AgXlove]

Hi There

 

I thought I was fixed for lenses . . . . I've managed to resist the 21 and 24 'luxes and the new nocti the 18SE and the 21 elmarit . . . . but the new 35 'lux has me scuppered.

 

However, a couple of years ago I had 11 M lenses - now it's down to 7, and I might just end up with less than that.

 

The really nice thing is that when you come to sell something a couple of years afterwards, you find that you haven't lost any money . . . . sometimes you can even make a profit.

Hmmm, why the paring down?

 

My philosophy is "if they're paid for, keep 'em!"

 

I learned that lesson the hard way - by selling off my Hasselblad kit that I wasn't using ("if I'm not using it, I must not need it"). I lived to regret that decision...

 

Take care to not end up in the same boat - JMHO.