Thanks Charles I agree with you on the 28Cron, I can\'t leave home without it I think with regards to film, you might want to find a good lab that will develop and scan for you to save you the hassle.
Thanks Luka Very nice set, 3rd and last pics are my favorites from this set.
Lovinglife, nice shot and colors with the 75Cron.
Phil, nice portrait with the CV lens. Renders nicely. How many 50mm lenses do you have?
KL, if you\'re looking for a film Leica, buying used makes sense. Not sure about the market in Singapore, but used prices seems to be quite stable past 1-2 years over here in the US. As others have pointed out, consider the M6, M6 TTL, M7 or MP for built in metering. The older M3s are also very popular. The M3 does not have metering (single stroke versions with serial > 110xxxx are very much in demand) but the M3 has the best finder for any Leica with 50/90/ 135 frame-lines (0.91x magnification). Buying a used M3, you might have to give the camera a thorough check or CLA. The finder is prone to yellowing or separation.
On the newer Ms, you can\'t go wrong with any of these:
Original M6: has a slightly smaller form factor than the M6 TTL and this is a great shooter. Only quirk is that the shutter dial is the opposite direction to the digital Ms. Not an issue to most but was an issue for me and I sold mine and switched to a M6 TTL now.
M6 TTL: M6 with build in TTL flash metering. This one drains batteries quickly but other than that, its also a nice film shooter.
M7 - has aperture priority mode if you are in a hurry Shutter is electronic but if you run out of batteries, still allows you to shoot mechanically at 1/60s or 1/125s.
New MP - new meaning the current generation, introduced in 2003. (The original MP was introduced in the 1950s, and a collectors item.) These are built like a tank, really smooth to use and very desirable.
The nice thing about the M6/M6 TTL/ M7 and MP is that you can get one with various finder magnifications 0.58, 0.68 or 0.85.
The M6 & M6 TTL finder is prone to flare. You can upgrade to a MP finder for approx $200 here in the US.
Check for smoothness on the rewind film advance, it may be difficult to repair on the older film Ms.
I agree with you on the 28Cron, I can\'t leave home without it 