Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The top plate of the M6/M6TTL cameras is made of a zinc composite material. This corrodes very easily if exposed to salty moisture. A small pin hole in the finish is enough to give you a large bubble. If you photograph in humid salty areas, then wipe your camera down with a cloth made damp in fresh water. Many of the "special" edition cameras and the titanium finished cameras have brass top plates which do not have this problem. The switch to zinc composite was made to reduce cost (precision casting which requires less machining) and increase shock protection (at least this is what Leica says). John Collier > From: "Lionel Venturini" <lventurini@humanite.presse.fr>= > > Does anyone got a problem of rust on the top plate of a M6, and on the flash > shoe ? I just got an old (1980) classic one, with some spots of corrosion > "under" the black chrome, wich seems to be strange, isen't it? > >