[Leica] M11 weight, additional facts (?)

[Dennis Kushner]

Who really cares about the weight. Must be a million posts
of those who only wear them as necklaces. Buy a TL.

On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 8:09 AM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> You forgot Mandarin, because the biggest single chunk of their sales (and
> all camera companies, for that matter) goes to China. This being the Year
> of the Tiger, gold on black would be a no brainer!
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 6:23 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>
> > 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 à 04:43, Frank Filippone via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org>
> > a écrit :
> > >>
> > >>  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
> > >>
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