Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Is it going to be standard from now on to make the M7's top-plate out of brass? I realize that no one can really answer this question without some complany contact but has anyone heard anything? I was just wondering if it was some sort of "reward" for getting in on the 7 early for collectability reasons (what? Leica has made a collectable? No way!)or if it was simply the result of new manufacturing techonology which makes the use of brass less time consuming now than it was way back then? Frank - -------Original Message------- From: Kit McChesney | Acmefoto <kitmc@acmefoto.com> Sent: 02/11/03 10:49 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Black or Chrome? > > Joseph is absolutely right. There ain't no "pot metal" in the top plate of the M7. The top plate is solid brass on both the black and the chrome versions of the M7. The plate is milled from a solid piece of brass, and both are chromium plated in black or silver chrome. Maybe your M7 was a grey market "pot metal" version, Jerry? ;-) Kit - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Joseph Yao Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 9:24 PM To: Leica User Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Black or Chrome? 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 - -- 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 > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html