Mark Cassino writes:
> I agree that the finish on the Mz-S is first rate and quite durable. I
> recently was able to get an FA 43 limited at a good price used, and the
> metal finish there is excellent.
What!!!! Who could possibly bring themselves to sell their 43mm limited?
> If the camera really is hand painted, it is a minor feature at best. There
> are so many other, better, more important things about the Mz-S.
What I'd like to know is exactly _why_ Pentax chose to hand-paint the final
layer. It may just be that the process they chose does not automate well. Or
maybe they did it for the bragging rights. It'll either be an engineering or a
marketing decision :)
Cheers,
- Dave
David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec)
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
"Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up,
while children are allowed to run free on the streets?" -- Garfield
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