Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From? source:? Digital Camera World An interesting note about the M11 are its color options and corresponding materials. Silver (or chrome, as it is commonly referred) along with black are listed; however, the silver colorway will feature a full-metal housing made of magnesium and brass while the black variant will feature magnesium and aluminum only ? no brass at all. This might come as a surprise to Leica loyalists that are aficionados of the brass build quality of older cameras. This data appears backwards..... but regardless, there is a big difference..... about 4 ounces. The M11 Silver weighs 530g Black is 640g Magnesium is a very light metal,? more so than Aluminum.? Brass is very heavy, by comparison. Notice the absence of the word "plastic".? Good news. -- Frank Filippone BMWRed735i at Gmail.com