Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Any information about the weight of a gold plated version compared to the silver one? Metal density should play a role there too. Amities Philippe > Le 12 janv. 2022 ? 04:43, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > a ?crit : > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information