Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Maybe it's getting re-fused onto the camera when you go into hot weather. The last chip from mine was spontaneous. Just yesterday morning I was admiring how all of the vulcanite had stayed on the back door... and sonofabitch that night I noticed a chip was missing... David Kieltyka wrote: > Dante A Stella <dante@umich.edu> wrote (edited): > > > It [Vulcanite] was a poor choice of material - but Leitz > > was not alone. Konica made their Model I with Vulcanite > > and it [deterioration] is a chronic problem on that > > camera, too. > > Not to belittle the problems you and others have experienced with > Vulcanite...but my M2 is still going strong with nary a chip, crack or > dimple after 38+ years. This camera has been repeatedly exposed to both > mid-summer sunlight & heat in Upper Egypt and sub-zero mid-winter cold in > Upper Michigan. It's been in locales as dry as Death Valley and as humid as > Singapore for extended periods. Maybe I'm just fortunate and my camera is > covered by a particularly robust batch of the stuff. ?? I just wish > everything else I own of early '60s vintage were as well preserved. I admit > to doing a fine job working nose oils into the camera back, but this doesn't > account for the front also being near pristine. And I try to always wash my > hands before taking photos too. <g> > > I've seen the Fargo material (as Dan Post says it looks just like Vulcanite) > and will probably opt for it should my M2 ever need a re-cover. > > -Dave-