Hi John, This enthusiast claims that this is a false notion, and asserts that the SP top plate is not metal, but is chrome-plated plastic. Scroll down to "Pentax Super Program."
http://ca.geocities.com/spirope/PentaxSLR.htm Glen On Aug 25, 2007, at 5:00 PM, John Whittingham wrote: > On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:23:41 -0400, Glen Tortorella wrote >> Interesting comments, William. I wonder why it needs so much >> damping? Perhaps it has something to do with the bottom plate?-- >> though, this does not seem to make sense, as the bottom plate is >> metal and it appears to be similar to previous Pentax bottom plates. >> Actually, it is the Super Program's top plate that differs from >> previous models, as it is chrome-plated plastic, not metal. >> >> Glen > > Hi Glen > > The top plate on the Super A is diecast brass (black coated/ > enamelled) I've > never owned the Super Program though. > > Regards, > > John > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------ > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom > it is addressed and may contain > confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an > email in error please notify Carmel College > on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. > > Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and > email attachments for viruses we cannot > guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any > responsibility for viruses. > > Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for > inappropriate content, the college cannot > be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. > The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College > and Carmel College cannot be held > responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a > message. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
