Decisions, decisions

[KSG Photography]

Okay, here's the situation:
I shoot mainly portraits, glamour and mountain biking events, but sometimes dabble in landscapes.
I use an EOS 40D with 30D as back up but really miss my old 1n (100% viewfinder, built like a tank etc.) so I fancy either a used 1Ds classic - to allow some nice really wide angle shots and full frame when shooting portraits and glamour, but may swing towards a 1D mk2 for the 8.3fps and bigger buffer (for the biking events) and it's 'only' a 1.3 crop factor rather than 1.6.
HOWEVER - I have seen a Leica M6 for an absolute steal! (seriously MENTAL price, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered looking too much at it) This has got me thinking - should I go with a 1d - either S or Mk2 - to use when making a couple of quid OR do I get the M6 just for me to play with?
As the title goes - decisions, decisions - any advice? (cos I'm driving myself nuts thinking about it - heart or head?)
Thanks in advance

Kev

 

[chrisgeary]

Sounds like a head vs heart decision. It may make more sense to get the 1d body as you can use your existing EF lenses (assuming you have EF and not EF-S).

 

[HoppyUK]

Leica sounds like a crazy idea to me, but sometimes you've just gotta do what you've gotta do.

If the M6 is a really good price, and you can sell it on easily if the love affair ends (ie when you run out of film ) then go for it.

Leicas are a great idea, a bit like owning a beautiful clasic car. Wonderful in theory, a nightmare in practise