Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nope. It is solid titanium. Also unobtainium . I just want to see what the viewfinder proves to be like. I guess that it will be in the next new M model. By the way, Photokina is not over yet ;-) Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 21 September 2010 06:43, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > The problem is when Olympus or nikon says titanium they mean its made of > titian. My favorite metal almost. > When Leica says its made of titanium they mean its made of brass (which I > like better but its heavy) and sprayed with paint with titanium in it; by > any other name. and if you ask me they got the color wrong. > > I'd rater they call it a brass camera and have it made of titanium and > spray > it with a yellowish brass spray. > > -------------------- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > mark at rabinergroup.com > > > > From: David Morton <dmorton at gmail.com> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:44:44 +0100 > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Subject: [Leica] M9 Titanium > > > > I'm less interested in it being made of titanium > > http://twitpic.com/2qe565 than this new-fangled way the elves at Solms > > have come up with to project frame lines. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >