Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Tom A. and group. Tom's answer got me looking at my M4-P which has been showing what I would call "zincing" (similar to brassing?) for years. My camera #1605xxx, has the old, recessed windows of the earlier M4-P's and M4-2's, not the flush windows of the M6. But the "zincing" is definitely "silvery", not brass colored (like under the chrome of my M3 and IIIf's). So my question, do flush windows necessarily indicate a zinc top plate? Or is there a silvery coating under my black chrome before I get down to the brass? Just for my own info. Thanks, David Duff, BS, CFA, xCRA, LHSA, MOUSE.