Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's two in one! It's a great finish, and A marketing ploy! Jack Herron 8118 E. 20th St. Tucson, AZ 85710 520 885-6933 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Graves" <ahgraves@prodigy.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 Titanium or Titanized? > I agree with you totally- by marketing ploy, I just meant the > language in the brochures that lead people to believe that the top > plates were truly titanium-harder, lighter, more rigid and more > durable- not just a normal top plate with an exceptionally durable > and attractive finish. > > Allen > > > > >It's not a marketing ploy, it's a great finish. A Titanium top plate > >would be less appealing, really. I had one on my Olympus and it is > >ugly. Apparently getting paint to stick to titanium is difficult or > >impossible, and the raw titanium is not that pretty. > > > >I wonder if Luxus owners believe that their cameras are solid gold? ;-) > > > >Personally, I'm saving for a titanium M6, I think they look swell, > >and they probably work really well too. > > > >- marc > > > >On Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 07:40 PM, Allen Graves wrote: > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html