Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dennis Disenchant yourself. The main body of the M Leicas is a light metal casting, (or extrusion) depending on the age of it's production. The last steel bodied camera I ever saw was the Detrola 400. How many of you remember that camera? Jerry Dennis Painter wrote: > Jerry Lehrer wrote: > > > Marc > > > > Correct! The "cassette cylinder" was reduced in size because the wall > > thickness of the chassis casting (or extrusion) was increased to make > > a stronger camera. > > > > Jerry > > I don't think they needed to "make a stronger camera" I am not sure what is > going on with the reduction but I doubt it was for strength. > > I don't think the body shell is a casting or extrusion, it's steel, or at least > it was up through the M4s. There is a casting that fits inside the shell that > holds all the shutter bits, etc. > > Dennis > > -- > 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