OOPS! I meant to write brown-grey.
I think the antihistimine is finally kicking in...
César Matamoros II
Panama City, Florida
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matamoros, Cesar A.
> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 2:04 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: now I see. (was LX is BACK...)
>
> 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_!
> >
>
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