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With minor cosmetic variations it’s the same Leica red dot now used on current Leica cameras including the Leica M10, SL2, CL, and Q2. Early examples had the Leitz insignia, and post-1986 models had the now familiar Leica red dot with the venerable “swoopy-L Leica in script” logo (that first appeared on the Leica II (model D) of 1932) in contrasting white. The Leica M6 (essentially an M4-P with built-in TTL metering) of 1984-2003 marked the transition from the Leitz red dot to the current Leica red dot.
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The red Leitz version was dropped on subsequent M cameras and then reappeared on the front covering of the M4-P in 1981. A strikingly similar black circle Leitz logo can also be found on the Leitz Televit rapid-focus device dating as far back as the late ‘60s. The eye-catching red circle was originally emblazoned with the word Leitz in script when it first appeared on the Leica R3 in 1976 and the first production run of 100 Leica M4-2s in 1977. It’s safe to say that no other graphic design element in the Leica’s long history has generated as much controversy as the iconic Leica/Leitz red dot. PS: All photos in this post are taken by my 10 years old Canon EOS 350D.Ostentatious, iconic, or both, the legendary Leica logo is loved, loathed, and often covered up. I had to agree that this is the “nicest” after all… since it cost me 50 bucks! XD So in the end, i fall back to the easiest solution. The color look a bit weird on the silver chrome? Notice i scratch the leica wordings? I apply too much pressure on it when i trying to scrap off the paint on them. I am trying to be “unique” so i decide to I respray it to pastel blue which i don’t think anyone will choose such color (see below). Next, i decide to do something different. So I bought Tamiya Gloss Aluminum spray paint and spray the logo. I know, i know! i shall have just bought the M-P instead M. It is time to explore what to do with the logo ?įirst thing i want to try is to change it to chrome silver and make it look like M-P.
#LEICA LOGO FULL#
I just keep trying and trying till i manage to make it do a full turn of 360 degree and walla, it just come out by itself! Indeed, it does move though it “recover” back to original position as soon as i let go! So i start to push harder further into the clockwise direction as shown below. I start by “pushing” against the leica word of the logo using my index finger to check if it will move. So i decide to figure out myself after all it is just a logo isnt it ? To be frank, all those suggestion freak and confuse me…. Many people in fact had done it ( I believe! ) and share their experiences on how they take out the logo, for example, some recommended “applying some heat” on the logo to loosen it by using hair dryer (OMG), some said try to use some artist knife etc to take it out. So i am on my adventure to figure out the know-how. So i call leica’s customer service to see if they are able to replace the red logo or help me replace if i provide them a different logo. However, leica camera is so expensive that i don’t feel like messing with it. Couple of people who bought Leica M ( Type 240/262 ) dislike the red Leica logo and I am also one of them.