ZBLOSSOM SCREEN PROTECTOR 

 

 

WE PROBABLY MAKE THE MOST PERFECT FITTING SCREEN PROTECTORS FOR LEICA M10, LEICA M240, and LEICA SL1 USERS

 

WHY THE ZBLOSSOM SCREEN PROTECTOR?

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The story behind ZBlossom Screen Protector, by Kenneth Min Zee

 

I started shooting with Leica cameras (i.e. Leica type M-P240)  in January 2013 with the influence of a Japanese photographer, Mr. 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 protectors for all my cameras but every products out in the market did not suit perfectly to my standards.  

 

This got me thinking!  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 and M-P Type 240, M- Monochrom type 246, etc).  But unfortunately Leica decided not to use sapphire glass on M10-P.  Why?,  I do not know.

 

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 on 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 your beloved camera for a while.    

 

So I 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 who had expertise on advanced silicon adhesion film, tempered glass, and eleophobic/anti-fingerprint coating technologies.  

 

Leica M10-P is now on sale. One of the main features of the M10-P is the newly designed shutter, which is the quietest to ever appear in an M camera. I tested on August 22nd at Leica Ginza and I find it “virtually silent” to your ear. Great stuff!   On the back of the M10-P is the first touchscreen to appear on an M-series rangefinder. The available touch-functions include checking focus in Live-View and Playback as well as swiping and pinch-to-zoom. 

But, unfortunately Leica decided not to change the 3 inch 10.4M-dot LCD gorilla glass to a sapphire glass as they did on the M-P type 240. 

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Our Zblossom protective glass supports touchscreen and made with special, impact-absorbing tempered glass with limited life time guarantee. 

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With all my Leica cameras with the shatter-proof tempered glass screen guard placed, I can now  take photos with peace in my mind!  If you are a heavy user like me, and you love your camera so much, I highly recommend you get one of my LCD screen protector.  Your camera(s)  deserve the love and care from you.  

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