On 4 May 2005 at 17:09, Alan Chan wrote:
> But talking about the MZ-S, I have been told it's > actually a plastic camera inside, just like other MZ/ZX bodies, with magnesium > alloy shells only. The guy who disassembled his own Z-1p & MZ-S, specifically > said the metal mount was fastened on a plastic structure (the screws are > different (metal & plastic structure use different threads), but I don't know > what people called it). I have checked its mirror box details and it is indeed > look the identical my cheapo ZX-10 (thick plastic walls etc). No wonder it's > so > light. I wonder if most MZ-S buyers was believing they were actually buying a > metal camera, like Z-1p (the inner structure anyway). Man did Pentax cheated > us > all? Did Pentax ever suggest that the MZ-S was a full metal body? I don't see the problem with using plastics as long as they are dimensionally stable, of the required strength and good mechanical design. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
