Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/25

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Subject: Re: Vulcanite: [Leica] Friday FS: Nickel + Dime
From: Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 02:58:13 -0500
References: <20001124193043.LAGX17936.femail4.sdc1.sfba.home.com@[65.1.114.25]> <3A1FFAAB.4085FFEA@umich.edu>

Hello
What the hell is vulcanite anyway?
Is it hard rubber or modified bakelite,
some kinda weird pre-space age polymer,
a precursor to carbon fibre or what?
Is it carcinogenic?
Javier

Dante A Stella wrote:

> Henry - but they don't have red leatherette!  : )
>
> Henry Ambrose wrote:
>
> > Dante A Stella wrote:
> > >It was a poor choice of material - but Leitz was not alone.  Konica made
> > >their
> > >Model I with Vulcanite and it is a chronic problem on that camera, too.
> >
> > If they had only thought to make the camera from stone then the only
> > problem would have been damage from acid rain.
> >
> > Some of these cameras are 45 years old. I a little older than that and
> > I'm not quite as pretty as I was 45 years ago! My skin has wrinkled a
> > bit. Maybe I'll get recovered.
> >
> > :)
> > Henry
> >
> > PS
> > Send it off and get it fixed nice so it pleases you - isn't that really
> > what its about?
> > It would be nice to forget that these cameras are valuable objects and
> > just enjoy them as great cameras.


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In reply to: Message from Henry Ambrose <digphoto@telalink.net> (Re: Vulcanite: [Leica] Friday FS: Nickel + Dime)
Message from Dante A Stella <dante@umich.edu> (Re: Vulcanite: [Leica] Friday FS: Nickel + Dime)