Starting with Leica? - literally

rewinder wrote:

Fundamentally, gear doesn't matter— passion and interest in the medium does! Owning a digital Leica M won't make you a better photographer or even a good photographer (despite what the fanatical gear heads in this forum might say).

If I were you and just getting into photography semi-seriously I'd get a Fuji x100s and a bunch of photo books to learn from over and over again...