Did someone say Lecia!!! DRoooolllll!!!
Yeah, but why? What makes them unique? Can they capture a better quality image (assuming Leica lenses as well) than a good example from other platforms? I can't tell based on the pictures I've seen. The other characteristics of a Leica (size, durability, simplicity, low noise) can be had in other cameras. If it's not the image, what is it?
Chris
Well, the shutter action is really really really really really quiet, for one thing
I got to compare a Leica M3 side by side with a Voigtlander Bessa R today and I was surprised just how quiet a Leica is. The Bessa R isn't exactly loud by any means yet sounded much louder compared to the Leica. The Leica is also built like the proverbial brick outhouse. That said, the Bessa is much less expensive and probably more practical since it has a TTL meter. Neither is exactly practical for me, but I'm still strangely drawn to rangefinders (yet I own none).
Chris