Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If Leica was (is?) painting and repainting Ms for Magnum, it goes to show that someone was worried about finish! Yeah, you do worry about construction when you are a member of der kameradropper klub. Haven't dropped my M3, but I'm sure that day is coming! On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, B. D. Colen wrote: > Julian Thomas wrote: > > > > > IMO, titanium should be the material, not a finish. And it should be > > > painted with a black finish - smooth lacquer like the G2 black or matte > > > epoxy like the Hexar. > > > > Now THAT I agree with. My old OM4ti was built like a tank. So I suppose the > > answer is to buy titanium finish Ms and then get them black painted? > > > > Julian > > I can't help wondering how HCB, Eugene Smith, Robert Capa, Inge Morath, > Eisenstadt, or George Rodgers ever got through a day without obsessing > about the color, finish, and metallurgics of their equipment. It > absolutely boggles the mind!;-) > > B. D. >