Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi As a way of preventing vulcanite loss in the future, it might be a good idea to strip all the vulcanite off a camera with strong solvent and readhere it using epoxy. Not only would the bond be super stong but it should last until well past the next shift of the magnetic north. I don't think anyone is doing this presently. See Ya Javier Doug Richardson wrote: > From: Dante A Stella <dante@umich.edu> wrote: > > >It [vulcanite] was a poor choice of material... > > We know that now, but back in the 1920s when the Leica was designed it > looked like a good idea. It was much harder wearing than leather or > leatherette finishes, and kept its visual appearance over decades. > > Here the the UK, in the 1960s cameras with cracked or missing > vulcanite were rarely seen in the windows of your nearest friendly > Leica dealer, which suggested that the material was good for at least > two or three decades. Today, our screw-mount Leicas are at least 40 > years old, and many M2 and M3 cameras must be of similar vintage... > and the 'vulcanite disease' has become only too familiar. I wonder how > the covering of today's M6s will look in 2040? > > Regards, > > Doug Richardson __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com