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Silver on Black?
▲ 29 r/Leica

Silver on Black?

The funny thing is, I have no idea where this Leica thumb grip came from. The box says M10 and I haven't owned an M10 until about a month ago.

I used to drink too much (18 months without it), I'm wondering if it was a drunk purchase and the wrong one and then I just forgot about it. It was behind a shelving unit. 😁

I'm cool with silver on black and think it looks just fine, sort of matches the shutter button. I'm not one that cares too much about camera aesthetics.

u/Aggressive_Wait1733 — 3 days ago
▲ 259 r/expat

I think Spain has defeated us

We moved to Spain in August of 2022 after blowing it all up and selling off our life in Canada. At the time, people were paying ridiculous sums of money for houses and it made a ton of financial sense timing wise, and we were tired of living in rural Ontario and winter.

We chose Madrid because our eldest son is huge into basketball, and it was really only Paris, Madrid and Barcelona as far as elite development go. All of that is still developing globally.

The Good?

It has been amazing for our eldest son. He has fit in so well, loves being at school, has a way better friend group, became fluent in Spanish within the first year of high school. The choice to move if only based on him was A+!

Our younger son is autistic (10 years younger), adhd and has some other difficulties. He's a great kid, he's just living life at his own pace. Madrid has been awful for him. He can't learn Spanish and we were shocked at how poor the international schools for kids with challenges are. There is nothing in the entire city for him. Yes, we have looked at all of them.

Our eldest is finished high school this year, so we were looking for schools anywhere in Spain for our youngest and we planned to move to wherever that was. I work from home, so it doesn't matter where we are.

We found 3 schools, and it has been more than a month to get any kind of consistent replies to simple questions that should be on their web sites. Navigating this type of issue is doable, but these decisions need to be made with some notice so we can get on with other things to make it possible.

The second biggest issue is real estate. How on earth the Spanish government allows it to run unregulated is beyond me. I don't hold real estate agents in high esteem anywhere, but they take it to another level in Spain. This isn't bashing Spanish people, half of them aren't even Spanish. Since anyone can be an agent without consequences for actions, it seems to attract people from anywhere and everywhere who really shouldn't have anything to do with real estate, or people in general.

We have been at it for 4 months to find something. There is inventory in the two possible areas for schooling, However, once you start to get into it, the nonsense begins. We're done with the process, it's inexplicable how its allowed to happen. It's not just expats like us that are getting screwed by the industry, Spanish people are too, which is worse.

I consider housing and education necessities of life. Maybe the two biggest things as a parent. We feel that Spain has completely defeated us. It has nothing to do with the beautiful country, the lovely people you meet, the fun of butchering Spanish in funny ways at times.

All governments have their nuances that don't make any sense, and I'm sure people that move to Canada think the same thing about our govenrment.

Has anyone else been defeated by Spain for these couple of reasons? Maybe we're so discouraged that we aren't seeing the solution that exists.

We love the country, but we love our kids more.

We have no plans to go back to Canada, but we have started looking at other options. It's a shame.

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u/Aggressive_Wait1733 — 7 days ago
▲ 10 r/Leica

A Lens Hood From Aliexpress Actually Fits Properly

I ordered a lens hood for the Voigtlander 50 f/2 APO from Aliexpress because the Voigtlander one is absurd. I am a bit surprised that it fits perfect. A worthwhile €13 spent.

u/Aggressive_Wait1733 — 10 days ago
▲ 52 r/Leica

Update: It has all been claimed, but if you want to get on the spreadsheet list of #2... send a DM.

I am giving away a bunch of Leica things that have been sitting in a box for a long while. I am not dealing with eBay and private selling is a PITA in Spain. Please send a DM.

What I have!

Heading to Austria For Leica M 240 - BP-SCL2 Battery and Charger

Gone to another person from France: For Leica SL2-S (SL2) - 2 * BP-SCL4 Batteries (SL (Typ 601), SL2, SL2-S, and Q2) // 8Sinn Full Cage (Used on SL2-S), Really Right Stuff Arca Base Plate (the cage isn't 'mint')

Gone to the person from France: For Leica M11 - Protektor M11 (Green), Really Right Stuff Grip/L-Bracket

Off to Germany: For Leica Q3 - Round Lens Hood

** I'm not grading stuff, it's all used and there may be some marks **

Rules of the Game.

  1. You have to be in the EU (Not negotiable)
  2. Nothing gets split up. You take everything for whatever camera bundle it is. You want the SL2 batteries? You're getting the cage and baseplate too.
  3. You have to provide the shipping label, I'm not covering that or dealing with it. You have to use DHL, no Fedex, no UPS, definitely no Correos. You can pick any service tier that you'd like. It's an easy process on the DHL web site.
  4. Nothing ships until I have all 4 labels (that shouldn't take long) so I only have to schedule one DHL pickup.
  5. I will provide the box dimensions ASAP so you can make an accurate label. I have the box sizes, I am not going to fit things into the smallest possible box to save a couple of bucks on shipping. No, I won't be Amazon and send a battery charger in a box that would fit an inflated basketball.
  6. I am located in Madrid and I will provide a return address and phone number for your label.
  7. Only one bundle per person. Be a good human and don't try to circumvent that. I will look if I have a 'feeling' and I'm really good at looking.
  8. DM me and tell me which bundle you'd like. First come, first serve. You have 48 hours to provide the label once I send you the necessary info on my side. If not received, then it will go to person #2.
  9. I will update this post each time something gets snatched up.
  10. I will update you with the scheduled pickup time and date when it's all ready to go. Please dont send me an email an hour looking for updates. That will send me straight to person #2. No, it won't take me 2 weeks to call DHL.
  11. Sorry (I'm Canadian, so all sentences begin with that) for all the rules, but we have all met humans. :)

That's out of the way, enjoy!

Cheers

u/Aggressive_Wait1733 — 16 days ago