>>4326862I'm buying my 4th one tomorrow morning.
I currently own an M3, 2 IIIf Barnack bodies and 3 lenses. I own a lot of camera gear but the thing that keeps me coming back to Leica is that I can get ALL my cameras serviced and calibrated. My 1966 M3 was serviced in Germany at Leica before I bought it. I called Leica and had a chat with them about the history of the camera and what they did to it. It runs like a top. The one I am picking up tomorrow was serviced and had the rangefinder cleaned, adjusted, and new curtains installed by a Leitz factory trained technician. They are expensive but also an investment. I could (and have) bought Bessa or Soviet rangefinders hoping that they will continue to run but they are destined to the trash bin of history while the Leica is eternal.