Mr Late try a Leice R series the bodies are quite cheap and guess who makes the lenses !
Hi Greg. I had an R3 with 28mm, 50mm and 90mm lenses. Very nice but, at the same time, I also had (have) a Nikon rig with some equally stunning lenses - and the Nikon bodies' ergonomics and metering (for my money) are better. The only Leica R I feel is worth its price is the R6.2 but even that is only just on a par with FM2n / FM3a and I'd still prefer my F2, F3HP and F6.
Leica make truly great optical kit and, for 35mm rangefnders, there are none better (IMO). However, for me, it's about how they sit in your hand, can you reach the buttons without having to take your eye away from the finder, can you get repairs / replacements at modest cost / anywhere in the world and will they take the knocks.
I love the Leicas I've owned and my 50mm Summicron-M and Summicron-R were two of the best lenses I've ever used - but I still revert to Nikon above all else.