At 14:29 7.2.2001 -0600, Cy Galley wrote:
>Many plastics are so tough that a bullet will bounce off without a trace. No
>scratch, No Dent. Try that with metal!
Yes, that's great. But are these great plastics used in the cheap cameras'
lens mounts? Hahaha! Nope! No way a "modern" company designs something
which will last a lifetime and not overprice it at least thrice at the same
time...
And experience of many photographers proves wrong that metal mounts will
not last - and if they bend, they can maybe even be machined ANEW (I had
few Pentax K mounts - lens side - machined for converted lenses by a great
machinist - and they fitted as well as original!). With plastic - out of
stock, out of option. 70 years old cameras are still functioning greatly.
What MZ-50 will function after mere 7 years? (or just 3 years?)
Frantisek (who is sad that things are not made to last anymore... We used
to have boots that will last generations - I even inherited few. Now even
my super-expensive trekking Gore-tex boots don't last more than 5-10 years
at most)
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