Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com