Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I certainly cannot speak authoritatively on this but one of the justifications Leica used when they switched from brass to the zinc composite top plates was zinc's superior ability to absorb shock. This would imply that it actually is softer and would dent or mar more easily than a brass top plate. John Collier > From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net> > >.......it has never been mentioned that brass is actually a very soft metal > which is easily dinged, scratched or crushed. Zinc is probably better. >