Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Black or Chrome?
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 07:08:17 -0800
References: <FEC25C4A-3E95-11D7-8A82-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca>

John

It can only show brass if there is brass under the finish.  Current black
chrome will show 'white' chrome when the black conversion coating
is worn. The underlying 'white' chrome will take a lot longer to wear
down to the base metal.

Jerry

John Collier wrote:

> It will show brass eventually. It just takes time and daily use. I have
> seen several cameras showing brass.
>
> John Collier
>
> On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at 07:05 AM, Lucien wrote:
>
> > That's true, but still it will wear like a zinc top cover. It will be
> > grey/silver under the black chrome, not brassy.
> >
> > Not like a black paint M.
>
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