I bought this because the screen of my Leica D-Lux 5 is ecellent, and I want to keep it that way. I want to carry the camera with me all the time and it will be comming in for a bit of ware and tare. The leather case that is intended for it is really nice but more than a little cumbersome. and the plastic flip up top is chunkey, not very nice to look at,takes up the hot shoe mount, and appears a little flimsey.
At first sight you may think you've bought another useless gadget, as it is just putting another screen over the one you already have. What if it gets scratched, what about smudges etc etc.. Don't bother. Smudges are much more reluctant to appear, Easily cleaned when they do, The screnn is very tough and scratch resistant, If you do manage to scratch it you can remove and replace it easily (Keep the little piece of paper which comes with it. And far from chunkey and line destroying. It is as though it's not there . Very slim and almost undetectable. Taylored to fit as if factory fitted...
And so much cheaper than a new Leica......
Penny for penny, the best add on yet.