Seems like pretty tough alloy, however it does look like I'll have to
touch up the scratches with some kind of corrosion inhibiting paint...
mike wilson wrote:
Hi,
Peter J. Alling wrote:
I just noticed something, well my story first, (you knew there had to
be one).
Last night I decided to take a few night shots, so I grabbed my LX a
camera support and, (here's my mistake), the dog's leash, and headed
off into the night. On my ramble the dog decided to try to kill me,
and possibly himself, by darting between my legs while we were
walking, and after the fall, in front of traffic, (with the Dog
yelling like I was actually killing him, although he appears to be
entirely unharmed), I collected my scattered equipment and took
stock. I managed to cushion the camera until it was only inches from
the ground so damage was relatively minor, dented the filter ring on
the lens just a little and scraped the right rear corner of the LX.
I was surprised to see what looks like titanium, not brass under the
black paint. I was wondering if anyone knew if all LXen shells are
made with titanium and if not when they started. Lest anyone think
this is a special edition, it isn't, I just bought it as a regular LX
made before any of the limited editions were announced.
Beginning of second paragraph:
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/pentaxlx/html/concept.htm
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