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I am not locked into Leica bodies, and even though the A7's will be great with legacy lenses, it may not be the panacea or cure for the adaptability of M lenses, which I was hoping for, as a alternative backup. I still have the A7r on order with the FE 35 and 55.
The M9, Monochrome and M240 are all excellent, and the cost and engineering to achieve this is no small feat. I feel we all agree, there are most definite improvements that are needed, in QC and serviceability. It is amazing that the M240 is about 1,500 cheaper in Australia than the Monochrome, so cost of the bodies have not escalated as everyone had expected. For myself, it allowed the chance to upgrade to the M240, by selling the Monochrome, with no changeover. There is not a lot of camera gear that will allow this.
My major investment and passion is in lenses, and I do love the M glass as it is unique, ergonomics and spans over many decades, and one of my favorite lenses is the 50 Cron DR, built in 1958, which is a beautiful piece of engineering. I am still hoping for a "A7r" clone, that will readily accept all my M lenses, but for now the M240 is a great work horse IMO.
As regards, to the serviceability in Australia, the M9 and Monochrome is great now, other than the 10% chance of needing to send the camera back to Solms. The last few times, I was given backup M9, calibrated to my lenses, while my camera was in Solms.
I was also offered a loan M9, when my M240 was sent 2 weeks ago for RF calibration, but they will offer a M240 loan probably next week. I have already checked the website, for tracking repairs, and camera is already fixed, waiting to be sent back. This is not perfect, but it has improved dramatically over the last 2 years.
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