Reticulated python, Malayopython reticulatus, chrome tanned in a matte natural finish. CITES II certified and imported under the permits that trade requires.

The front cut is the wide panel carrying the diamond pattern, and it is the one we work from, so the case reads as one continuous run of scales instead of a seam of small pieces.

Grade 2. That is the supplier's own term for a skin that carries some natural marking and areas of discoloration, and it is the grade we chose on purpose. Every panel falls differently across the body, so no two cases leave the shop with the same pattern. If you want a finish with no variation, this is not the one.

• Skin. Reticulated python, Malayopython reticulatus. Chrome tanned, matte natural finish.
• Certification. CITES II, imported under the permits that trade requires.
• Cut. The front cut, the wide panel carrying the diamond pattern, so the case reads as one run of scales rather than a seam of small pieces.
• Grade. Grade 2, chosen on purpose. The supplier's term for a skin carrying natural marking and areas of discoloration.
• Base plate. Brass.
• AirTag. A compartment machined into the plate, with its own keychain tool to open it.
• Arca profile. Concealed and flush at the bottom. The camera goes on a tripod without the case coming off.
• Threads. Two, 1/4 inch by 20.
• Bottom. Anti-skid treatment. You feel it the moment you set the camera on a flat surface.
• Access. Battery, SD card and USB-C, all reachable with the case on.
• Interior. Fully lined and padded. The finish of the camera never meets bare metal or bare leather.
• Weight. 183 grams.
• Made. Miami. Close to three days of machining and hand work go into each one, which is why only a handful leave the bench each month.

• FlexCase. One, in Python with a brass base plate.
• Keychain tool. Opens the AirTag compartment.
• AirTag. Not included. The one in the photographs is there to show where it sits.

• Leica M11.
• Leica M EV1.
• The case is cut for this body. It does not fit the M10 or earlier M bodies unless that is confirmed separately.

Wipe the scales with a dry cloth, following the direction they lie rather than against it. If the case takes on water, let it dry away from direct heat, because heat is what lifts and hardens a scale edge.

The skin is chrome tanned, so it tolerates damp better than a vegetable tanned hide and needs no conditioner on a schedule. Do not work oil or cream under the scales trying to darken it; a matte natural python is meant to stay matte.

Brass dulls as it oxidizes. Leave it and it darkens evenly, which is what most people want; polish it and it returns to bright.

• Will my case look like the photographs?. In finish and construction, yes. In pattern, no. Python is not printed, so the scales in these pictures belong to one hide and yours will belong to another.
• Does the case come off to charge or change cards?. No. Battery, SD card and USB-C stay reachable with the case on.
• Can I put it straight on a tripod?. Yes. The Arca profile is machined into the base and sits flush, so nothing needs removing first.
• How does the brass age?. It darkens as it oxidizes. Left alone it goes down evenly. Polished, it comes back bright.