Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They're skipping gold plate and opting for an iridium/osmium alloy with a delicate gold filigree tracing of the original owner's name. However, that option is only available in Russian or Arabic script... Douglas On 12/01/2022 07:39, Philippe via LUG wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information