Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dante A Stella <dante@umich.edu> wrote (edited): > It [Vulcanite] was a poor choice of material - but Leitz > was not alone. Konica made their Model I with Vulcanite > and it [deterioration] is a chronic problem on that > camera, too. Not to belittle the problems you and others have experienced with Vulcanite...but my M2 is still going strong with nary a chip, crack or dimple after 38+ years. This camera has been repeatedly exposed to both mid-summer sunlight & heat in Upper Egypt and sub-zero mid-winter cold in Upper Michigan. It's been in locales as dry as Death Valley and as humid as Singapore for extended periods. Maybe I'm just fortunate and my camera is covered by a particularly robust batch of the stuff. ?? I just wish everything else I own of early '60s vintage were as well preserved. I admit to doing a fine job working nose oils into the camera back, but this doesn't account for the front also being near pristine. And I try to always wash my hands before taking photos too. <g> I've seen the Fargo material (as Dan Post says it looks just like Vulcanite) and will probably opt for it should my M2 ever need a re-cover. - -Dave-