Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Black or Chrome?
From: Joseph Yao <joseph@yao.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 14:48:32 +0800

I'll let the manufacturer do the talking:

http://www.leica-camera.com/produkte/msystem/m7/tecdat/index_e.html

Scroll down and you will find:

"Camera body            

Material
 
Enclosed all-metal body with foldable rear panel. Brass top plate and base
plate, both chromium plated in black or silver."

Joseph


on 12/2/03 1:23 pm, Jerry Lehrer at jerryleh@pacbell.net wrote:

> Joe
> 
> Prove it! :-)
> 
> Actually, that matter may be evident as M7s become used.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> Joseph Yao wrote:
> 
>> 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".
>> 
>> The top cover of the M7 (as well as the last few hundred M6 TTL) is brass,
>> not zinc alloy.
>> 
>> Joseph
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