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Whilst I own and love a leica M8 i cannot help but hate current leica and *very very strongly* side-eye even the leica of 2006. It has written "rich kid's toy" all over it, so many of them sitting in boxes unused for some rich people's "collection".

The previous owner of mine blacked out the logos (sacrilege!) and definitely treated it to a lot of usage, which is exactly my kind of vibe. Thing should be used, not sit there being pretty on a shelf.
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My m8 pretty much lives in my pocket for when the occasions arrive, I can't say if I'll get another 50 000 shots on it but i don't think i'll go tired of the little rangefinder in my pocket anytimes soon
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@miifox blacking out logos on camera gear is standard for photographers "on the road" like reporters. Better not advertise what your stuff might be worth when you are in a warzone or ghetto 😅

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@atkelar very much so, and even outside of those i might have blacked it out myself if it wasn't already. I don't need to advertise that i'm using a potentially expensive camera
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