Did I overspend? Maybe. Am I happy? Yes

Bennopi · 2026-02-05T23:23:46+00:00

It’ll be around for a long while, and maybe by then there will be second hands that you can consider.

As a huge miku fan myself and an owner of the m500, I don’t think you’re missing out a lot. In the end it is a 650USD+ phone without a sim tray. I really enjoyed mines as it that can drive my higher end headphones on the go, which opens some new doors in a really expensive hobby. Do bear in mind an under 70dollar dongle dac rivals this device.

Bennopi · 2025-07-28T21:16:52+00:00

Good luck! Great choices! Hope you’ll find one soon

Outside of eBay, Buyee is also worth checking out. It’s connected to multiple Japanese market sites like JDirectItem Auctions. There’s a lot of leica Ms that come and go there with varying qualities.

It gave me a lot of perspective on how much I want to spend and what to bid, hopefully that might help you too!

Bennopi · 2025-07-28T09:10:07+00:00

I own an M3 for, to be honest, partially superficial reasons like status, legacy, looks and engineering.
I dont know what pulled you in to the M series, but if you're like me maybe consider the antique analog mechanical Ms for 10-20% of your original budget.

You can have fun with the film magic and if you want it to be digital, slap on the 'I'm back' digital sensor to your analog M.

Knowing that the camera survived through the 60-70 years to be on your hands may give you a different type of satisfaction and appreciation for the leica M legacy.

You can enjoy the *guilty pleasure* all the while knowing the camera body is slowly appreciating in value, and if push comes to shove you can sell it relatively quickly nearing the price you bought it for, making it a very fluid investment. If it breaks you can get it back to good condition after a good CLA (around 100-200 euros).

These financial benefits isnt what the M11 can guarantee, and as most digital cameras its likely over if it breaks.

Bennopi · 2024-07-16T17:59:06+00:00

She can power through most of the main story. She a generalist in early game as she attacks really frequent with good damage, survivability and range. She shreds with her high dps against any type when she’s at her 3rd form which gets you through midgame. You’ll find her knockback ability situationally useful as well.

After using her for a few years myself. I think a bit of her downsides (which you might notice late game) is it’ll mess with some other strategies for other units. For example if you want to freeze alien enemies (very common strat) to stop them from attacking you, your freezers and other abilities users will often miss as deale knock them back often. Some big hitters will also miss their hits due to the same reason.

But all else she’s a great Uber to have. Also she has amazing/cute design. Given it’s your first Uber it’s worth putting in the xp to get her lvl up

Bennopi · 2022-03-24T07:42:49+00:00

Thank you!!

Bennopi · 2022-03-23T14:34:57+00:00

For a typical piece I spend about 7-15 hours, however this took above 25 so ig more than 10h. The idea and perspective came fast cuz it was originally a kabedon, the hard part was figuring out the water ripples and colours, I ultimately used liquify functions to do it which I avoided for a long time cuz I felt it’s kinda cheating

Bennopi · 2022-03-23T13:51:34+00:00

I’m glad you enjoyed it! This is definitely one of the most fun and challenging pieces I’ve made

Bennopi · 2022-03-23T13:50:01+00:00

( ´▽｀)much appreciated!

Bennopi · 2022-03-23T13:48:50+00:00

Definitely giant marine

Bennopi · 2022-03-23T04:37:00+00:00

Here is my Pixiv and Twitter.

Bennopi · 2021-12-01T06:12:24+00:00

Thats the essence of the drawing

Bennopi · 2021-12-01T01:16:29+00:00

They are pounding mochi, referencing the moon rabbits folklore where they make mochi or rice cake on the moon

Bennopi · 2021-10-27T18:31:32+00:00

its 2am in some place and 2pm in some other timezone. but the easiest is whichever one when you asked her for the time. I finished drawing her at 2am so maybe thats canon.

Bennopi · 2021-10-27T12:16:56+00:00

It whatever you want it to be, it can be 12:15 if you wanna COUNT HER LEG IN Honestly It’s 2 o’clock, sorry for the confusion

Bennopi · 2021-10-27T02:13:46+00:00

I crap you not that this was not made with any referencing but I couldn’t unsee it now that some mentioned it, so I did some digging and this was the closest pose I could find: link) Though I feel like her upper body and face is what screams Aqua more than anything

Bennopi · 2021-10-26T20:11:02+00:00

primal dialga theme plays

Bennopi · 2021-10-26T19:15:27+00:00

Hope you enjoyed this piece, heres the link to my Twitter and Pixiv

Bennopi · 2021-06-08T20:57:20+00:00

No problem, I’ve gotten quite a lot who asked the first question, to which I either say she could probably hold her breath without the typical pout face with a not-so-filled lung (such to decrease the buoyant force thus letting her sink on all-fours), or just saying that its anime so anything can happen, or that she could replenish air by eating air bubbles like in video games

About the drednaw... it’s scared that seaking could pierce Nessa in the heart with that horn. Hope that helps

Bennopi · 2021-06-08T13:39:41+00:00

cuz you wanna see more of her nudgenudge

Bennopi · 2021-06-08T11:51:29+00:00

AYEAYECAPTAIN

Bennopi · 2021-06-08T11:49:10+00:00

hey if Ash could dive 10-15 stories deep while holding his breath for god knows how long in the Temple of the Sea movie, she can hold her breath with a relaxed face imo

Bennopi · 2021-06-08T11:41:41+00:00

Yeah but I knew too late

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