ZBLOSSOM
WE PROBABLY MAKE THE MOST PERFECT FITTING SCREEN PROTECTORS FOR LEICA M10 AND LEICA M240
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WHY THE ZBLOSSOM SCREEN PROTECTOR?
The story behind ZBlossom Screen Protector, by Kenneth Min Zee
I started shooting with Leica cameras (i.e. Yoshiaki Kubota, and since then, I have added to my collection, M-Monochrom type 246, SL-type 601 and recently the M10. I usually have screen protect
ors for all my cameras but every products out in the market did not suit perfectly to my standards. Being a photographer myself and a Leica camera lover, I wear my camera practically everyday. This means that my camera “no matter what” will be wearing out somehow or the other. Scratches on my camera body and LCD screens are inevitable. I understand that M-P Type 240 and M-Monochrome Type 246 LDC screens use extremely scratch-resistant, and almost unbreakable sapphire cover glass. So chances of getting a scratch might be very slim, but it was still not in my comfort zone. For you information, the SL type 601 and M10 use standard glasses. Leica uses sapphire glasses on the P series (e.g. M9-P, M-P, M-P Type 240, M- Monochrom type 246, etc). On M10, you will need to wait until the P version comes out in 2019 or later. Most of my friend photographers like to carry two cameras because, they do not want to change the lenses or would like to also shoot in film or use monochrome. I myself carry two cameras on important photo shoots. There are many incidents on two cameras shooters to shatter or scratch the LCD glass without knowing what really happened. It will cost you at least US$500 to replace the glass and even higher on sapphire glasses, and on top of that you will have to part with you beloved camera for a while. So I got started to design and craft my own screen protector on the cameras starting with all the Leica cameras I owned. Truly speaking I had tremendous help from my Japanese friends on advanced silicon adhesion film, tempered glass, and eleophobic/anti-fingerprint coatings. Now with all my cameras with the shatter-proof tempered glass screen guard placed, I can can shoot with peace of mind!