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

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Black or Chrome?
From: "Kit McChesney | Acmefoto" <kitmc@acmefoto.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 22:06:09 -0700

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".


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