Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, While I agree that painted Brass is great, the current black and chrome M6's have Zinc top plates, not aluminium. Funny how worn through black paint looks great, but we hate worn out chrome (like on my 1946 IIIc)... Maybe I should have it titanisiert'd Guido , a-M-user, not aBuser >From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 titanium? >Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 11:33:18 -0700 > >Guido Soprano wrote: > > > > Ah then Thib, what could be better than one black m6? Obviously 2 black > > m6's! :=> > > > > The The emu leather finish, and Ti plating was very unappealing. Black >is > > discreet. Save the extra $$$ for film, travel, wine, lenses, women (the > > order of the previous is up to you...plus add some other things as > > appropriate to lifestyle) > > > > Guido > > >Like the titanium or "chrome" I wish they would give you the option of >having >"black" sprayed over brass... >Making for a heavier camera but give me brass over aluminum any day. How >about >clear lacquer over brass? >Mark Rabiner _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com