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C6 · Level 0 · No electricity Dumb as a rock

Leica M-A

Leica M-A mechanical rangefinder film camera.

$6,000–6,500Buy on Leica
Estimate. Prices change.

A fully mechanical rangefinder, built in Wetzlar with no battery and no light meter at all. Sunny 16 and a roll of film. Leica will service it for as long as you live.

Repairable
Opens with common tools, spare parts are available, and replacement parts work without the maker unlocking them.
Calm
Does not compete for your attention: no notifications, feeds or endless content. Does its job and gets out of the way.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisLeica M-A
What it replacesSmart oneGoogle Pixel 10 Pro
2
Power cut
TRUE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
#DEPENDS
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
#DEPENDS
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
FALSE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
TRUE
#DEPENDS
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
6 of 66/6
0 of 60/6and three maybes

The smart one is the Google Pixel 10 Pro.

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No battery, no meter, no excuses.

Leica M-A

$6,000–6,500
Repairable · Calm
Leica M-A$6,000–6,500
Buy on Leica