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Leica M8 + Noctilux and Summilux Anonymous
I have the cash. Should I buy it? Or should I buy...like a car...or a deposit on a house?
>> Anonymous
i don't know where you live but 10,000 isn't enough for a down payment on a house

a car maybe

but the only right answer is Canon PowerShot G9
>> Anonymous
The massive amounts of WIN, DSLR, or Medium Format Film gear you could get for 10,000 makes this choice seem a bit foolish...
>> Anonymous
actually

the m8 and both lenses would be 15,000 total
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>> Anonymous
Forget the Noctilux, for three reasons:

1. Not good as a general-use lens because it obscures part of the finder.
2. Somewhat awkward focal length on the crop sensor... too long for normal, too short for a useful medium telephoto.
3. High ISO performance mitigates the need for f/1.

If you're set on the Noctilux, buy an M3 and use it with that. The extra rangefinder accuracy will probably come in handy. Otherwise, buy one of the other "50mm"s Leica makes... most 50mm M-mount lenses are slightly longer, moving more towards a good medium telephoto length, whereas the f/1 Noctilux is exactly 50mm.

Which focal length Summilux are you thinking about buying?

But yeah, go ahead and buy some set-up like this. It'll last forever and you'll be owning one of the world's best cameras the rest of us wish we could get.
>> Anonymous
get it insured if you buy one.
>> Anonymous
The M8 kind of sucks in image quality, I'd suggest you buy a film body.