Pity it's not brass--the flaking paint would be adding value! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW
----- Original Message ----- From: mike wilson <[email protected]> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Cc: Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 12:45 AM Subject: Re: Flaky baseplate... On 30/04/2013 01:33, Rob Studdert wrote: > On 30 April 2013 08:12, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The paint is flaking, at a point that would not usually suffer wear. >> Apologies for the lack of clarity - Monday syndrome. To be shortly followed >> by Tuesday et al syndrome, I feel. > > I usually keep the grip on my K5 that I keep attached to my long lens > and it seems fine, does yours camera get wet regularly? It's not old enough for anything to be regular. 8 -) Dampened with rain twice, I think. But there's no corrosion under the loose paint. It just seems to have not adhered properly. At the edge of the flakes, I can't shift it with a fingernail. -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

