On 20 Dec 2001 at 20:12, frank theriault wrote: > Hi, Chris, > > Thanks for your thoughts and input. I didn't mean to imply that these were > "Leica-like", especially given their prices. They look and sound like very cool > little cameras. I simply mentioned that they were plastic, because I had > originally received wrong information that they had metal bodies.
As far as the I am aware the R camera is built on a solid metal die cast frame but the top and bottom plates are a composite material. Having owned one for a day I would say that this is the case otherwise it's mighty heavy (395gm) plastic (comparing it to a Rebel of course :-) Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
