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SLRs are a magnitude bigger.

The only thing that leicas have is that they are small range finders. Almost everything else is hype or just expense. Even compared to other film cameras at the end of the film era (90s)

Granted there are some specialist 1f< lenses that are interesting, but not at that price.

A recent fujifilm X digital rangefinder will probably beat the pants off a leica.

But.

The point of a hobby is not saving money, the point of a hobby is to enjoy doing what you are doing, even if to all the world it's patent nonsense.