Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh, and the base plate is also solid brass. Did I mention "Solid Brass"? Forgot to mention that. ;-) K. on 12/2/03 11:40 am, Jerry Lehrer at jerryleh@pacbell.net wrote: > The current black finish does not have the saving grace of wearing > down locally, to a condition known as brassing. There is no brass > underneath any more, 'cause the metal used is a zinc alloy which > we call "pot metal". - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html