Farewell Leica

2½ years after I bought it, and 15 000 photos later, my Leica V-Lux 30 camera has all but given up the ghost. It only works intermittently now. Would I buy another Leica? Yes, if money were no object, or if cameras didn't turn into expendable goods in my hands. I should be surprised that it lasted this long. Here are some of the photos that I took. Clockwise from the top left: township lighting, the Karoo semi-desert, the ill-fated Eihatsu Maru, wedding belles, flowers in the Karoo, and a Sotho girl. You may click on the photos to enlarge.