On 8 Jun 2003 at 5:20, Keith Whaley wrote:

> No reason to expect that the camera industry wouldn't have just much
> interest in making parts of the best aluminum alloys, with properties
> chosen to do the job.
> Which is not to say that there aren't some parts from manufacturers who
> don't care about ultimate strengths and dent resistance and wear
> properties, but I can assure you, the major manufacturers certainly do.

The replacement ring was exactly the same (different S/N) but fabricated from 
plastic :-)

Rob Studdert
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