M11 vs M11-p Matte Black

[o2mpx]

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Now that these have been out a while, any comments on durability and how the finish wears?

[Derbyshire Man]

I've not had mine that long, the M11P for 12 months or so. The first one I had was plagued with a randomly sticky rangefinder. It did it initially for a day and then stopped, it repeated it again 6 months later when I was on a trip. Again only for a short time. I was offered it being sent off (for aeons) or a swap for a demo. I was told the demo was mint. When I got it home and examined it in different lighting it actually had two wear marks from zips on the top plate. I thought about taking it back but couldn't be bothered. Over the next 6 months these have largely disappeared so excellent I'd say! Of course it is possible to 'aluminium' the edges/scratch the coating on the rangefinder and generally wear it all sorts of ways but overall the coating is very hard.

[Photoworks]

It's the best paint ever. the only wear is on the brass knobs.

[username]

Kinda makes you wonder why they don't machine the knobs out of aluminium (and use the same kind of paint on them) as well..

[nameBrandon]

Not sure if the finish on the M11-P is the same as the M11-M, but they've both been fantastic for me.. not a blemish to report on either body.

[RobW0]

The P, M and D finish all seem pretty much the same to me.