I just pulled out my original LX (any excuse to handle it is a good
one) and under the black is the born-grey plating/primer (??) and this sits
atop the shiny metal - that shows through in quite a few places. This
camera shows good scars from when I got it back in February 1985.
Just my little input,
César
Panama City, Florida
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raimo Korhonen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 5:16 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Vs: now I see. (was LX is BACK...)
>
> Interesting. On my - early - LX the so called "brassing" is not brass
> coloured but on the top of the body a grey colour shows through and under
> the left side strap lugs the colour is bright silver. Has there been a
> change of materials, then?
> All the best!
> Raimo
> Personal photography homepage at
> http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen
>
> -----Alkuperäinen viesti-----
> Lähettäjä: Bob Blakely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> When the black wears off, what's underneath is brass colored. I suspect
> plating to more readily accept a more permanent black coat.
>
> Regards,
> Bob...
>
> From: "Raimo Korhonen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > Brass? If it really was brass, it was not a LX because they are made of
> an
> aluminium alloy that is grey.
> > All the best!
> > Raimo
> > Personal photography homepage at
> http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen
> >
> > Lähettäjä: Clive Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > <snip>well-worn (yellowed Pentax lettering on the prism and a lot of
> brass
> > >showing round the self-timer lever) but it just felt so _nice_!
>
-
This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe,
go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to
visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
