Me as well… since the 60’s. I slowly switched to digital in the 90’s and really started get good in the 2000’s. A hundred thousand photos from around the world as I traveled for work. A few years ago I finally decided to ask myself if a Leica was worth it. I preordered a M10. The output was different. It took me a year to fiigure out why. Virtually all the best photos I have taken were taken with my Leica. This is where I got exposed to the same stuff we get here about interconnects and power cords… makes a huge / no difference… expensive is better / rip off of the ignorant wealthy.
BTW, there is a “Leica Look”, it is a unique camera (M series) that lends itself to more inspiring or artistic photography through greater lens resolution, better focus when lenses are wide open, greater color detail and color contrast at lower light levels. While theoretically you could modify photos in Photoshop… there is a lack of detail in the categories I mentioned above that would make it very difficult. So, throw this into a photo forum and you get everyone throwing stuff at each other… except from long termed Leica owners that have also figured this out.