Conversation with my wife:
Don’t worry honey, I will not buy that camera.  I promise not to spend a bunch of money on another Leica.

Conversation with my photographer friends and colleagues (including Michael Reichmann):
I have all this Leica M glass and I do not know what I am going to do. I got rid of my M9 many months ago.  It seems that Leica has lost their mojo and are behind the curve in terms of image quality and functionality.  It also seems that their prices just keep going up and up and the feel of the M cameras is not what it should be-they feel „tinny“ and they sound clunky with a whir that reminds me of cheap electric motors.  The M8 was a disappointment. Although at the time it was introduced many of us were very excited to finally have a digital rangefinder Leica and were positive in the beginning, the camera had a series of problems and it did not wear well over time. The M8.2 was in many ways a set of band aids to try to fix the M8 problems. The M9 was better, but not totally up to snuff for a Leica either in the feel of the camera or the image quality. Question: Is Someone like Sony going to introduce a great full frame camera compatible with Leica glass at a fraction of the cost of a Leica and leave them in the dust?

Conversation with my favorite dealer two Saturdays ago (Jim Taskett, owner of Bear Images in Palo Alto, California. Phone number 650-321-2327. Yes, this is a shameless plug for one of the best dealers on earth):
Jim, I have learned the hard way that getting rid of Leica glass is a bad idea. However, I am really getting frustrated. I do not see a non-Leica full frame camera (compatible with Leica M lenses) on the horizon that I can get excited about. Reading the specs of the new M (Type 240) camera, it looks like it is a big yawn, and in Typeical Leica style the price has gone up again. Any advice? What should I do? ……..

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