Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 black paint
From: Guy Bennett <guybnt@idt.net>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 14:26:40 -0700

>Brassing after only two weeks !
>...am I the only one who thinks that is a little extreme ?
>I would expect a new camera to hold up a little better than that, could
>there be a defect in the paint ?
>Just wondering
>
>William
>
>> BTW, a customer brought in to show me the first LHSA model I sold and, yes,
>> in two weeks it has already shown edge brassing. It is a nice look to my
>>eye,
>> but if you buy one to use  you better LIKE the patina of brassing blk paint
>> cameras.
>>
>> Rich


you'd think that, given the irrational love of luggers for brassy m's, such
an effect may well have been engineered!

guy (who loves a chromy m)!