Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>From the American Heritage Dictionary: guttapercha. n . : a rubbery substance derived from the latex of any of several tropical trees of the genera Palaquium and Payena, used as an electrical insulator, as a waterproofing compound, and in golf balls. This was the black stuff used on the outside of Leica cameras. Apparently it is really good stuff. I read somewhere that for the M6 they are using cheaper substitutes. Can anyone comment? Thanks, - Ihtisham ----- Begin Included Message ----- >From ewelch@gp.magick.net Tue Jul 16 10:44:28 1996 X-Sender: ewelch@gp.magick.net Mime-Version: 1.0 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: The KFC M6 At 08:14 AM 7/16/96 -0700, you wrote: >Regarding the quality of M6 vs older M's - didn't they use >guttapercha before M6? Whatever the heck that is. My Germany is rusty. What is it? =================== Eric Welch Grants Pass (OR) Daily Courier NPPA Region 11 JIB chair (D)inner not ready: (A)bort (R)etry (P)izza. ----- End Included Message -----