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And then everyone will want one 😂

Some of you are reacting as though it’s compulsory to purchase this new Leica. Don’t like it? Don’t need it? Don’t buy it!! If enough of you don’t buy it they might even drop the idea! This reminds me of the Summarit lenses. Everyone saying Leica needed to introduce some less expensive lenses. When they did people didn’t buy them because they were too cheap and not proper Leica lenses. Until they were dropped and now are quite sought after. Leica should have released this camera as a very limited edition and everyone would be clamouring for one!

I’m surprised at the criticism here, all I’ve read for many years on the forum has been wishes for an EVF M mount camera.

There’s not much you can’t do with a 35/90 combo. From what you’ve said I would suggest 24/50.

They don’t actually make any LTM lenses now but plenty on the s/h market.

I can’t tell if it’s fungus but whatever it is I would be looking for another lens!

Yes with an SLR you would see the DOF at the widest aperture and (if it had the function) could stop down to your taking aperture to preview the DOF albeit with a darker/much darker view. With the direct optical finder you have a view as you see it with your eye and have to imagine how the image will look at the taking aperture whatever that is at the time. It's a matter of experience IMHO. Once you've tried your lens/es at various apertures and distances you just know what you will get. Much the same as shooting B&W film, once you have the experience you can visualise in B&W and also the effect of filters if using them. EVF's of course allow you to see pretty much what you get. Sorry, what was the question? I have wondered for a while now if younger people suffer from a lack of imagination. Short attention spans, watching tik tok videos and never reading a novel. They need to have everything presented to them as a final product. Photographers who have only ever used an EVF camera will also suffer.

The film gate might be 'uneven' but has anyone bothered to check if their 'uneven' negatives are bigger than the 24x36mm standard? if the uneven edges fall outside of those dimensions then see it as free extra image space!

Streaks are due to loose threads on the shutter curtains - you can carefully trim these yourself. The 'banding' is uneven shutter travel - faulty shutter / needs adjustment. Capping is a faulty shutter / needs adjustment. I would try a different repair tech, unless it was 'repaired' recently in which case I'd go back to them to put it right under their warranty.

I always wonder what the actual scenario is when this question crops up, which it often does. Do you (OP) intend to get soaked or will you use an umbrella or wide brimmed waterproof hat? Consider similar protection for your camera. What about rainwater getting onto your lens? That’s going to seriously affect the image quality unless you want the effect! Or heavy rain in front of the lens? It will diffuse the image a lot more than than multiple filters (and some people are adamant that a single filter will degrade their image quality). If there’s a real risk of the camera getting soaked use a weatherproof or waterproof camera, a housing or just a cheap camera that you won’t worry about damaging.

Oops completely forgot about the Frankenfinder!

No.

There's already quite a lot of info in the Collectors forum so I think a rename rather than more sub forums would be better. I'd propose 'Leica Thread Mount Users, Leica Collectors and Historica'

No such thing as a stupid question, but I would suggest reading the manual!

I’ve seen someone who was caught by one of these scams commenting that they were prepared to do whatever they needed to track down the person behind the ad and get their camera! They didn’t understand that there are no cameras, just adverts for stuff that doesn’t exist and a well hidden trail to ensure they never have to return the money! Always do your due diligence when buying something online!!