They should do it with zinc. That would be galvanizing.

knarf <[email protected]> wrote:
>Special "Wolfpack" Edition? 
>
>Cheers,
>frank
>
>Bob W <[email protected]> wrote:
>>The copper-bottomed ones kept the barnacles off.
>>
>>> On 13 Oct 2013, at 21:04, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>> 
>>> Many barnacl leicas were silver metal top and bottom.
>>> 
>>> Paul via phone
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 13, 2013, at 3:55 PM, knarf <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Black was good enough for HCB...
>>>> 
>>>> ;-)
>>>> 
>>>> cheers,
>>>> frank
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> DagT <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> I agree. I want to take pictures, not draw attention.
>>>>> 
>>>>> DagT
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 13. okt. 2013 kl. 20:43 skrev Paul Stenquist
>><[email protected]>:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I passed. Ordered a black k3 and battery grip. Don't want to
>stand
>>>>> out, and all of my lenses are black.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Paul via phone
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Oct 13, 2013, at 8:12 AM, DagT <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Head of the FB group of Pentaxians in Norway has had K10D, K-5
>in
>>>>> silver, and has already ordered the silver K-3. He expects the
>2000
>>>>> will be sold out very soon or already. Five K-5 were preordered in
>>>>> Norway but only one arrived through the official channels.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> So if you want one you have to order now.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> DagT
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> (And yes, the silver Limiteds look great on those cameras)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Sendt fra min iPad
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Den 13. okt. 2013 kl. 13:14 skrev Paul Ewins
>>>>> <[email protected]>:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I agonised over it because I very much wanted a silver K3 but
>>>>> didn't see a use for the grip. In the end I bit the bullet and
>>ordered
>>>>> the silver kit mostly because I hated the way the FA24, 43 and 77
>>(all
>>>>> silver) look on my black K5. I guess there is a risk that the
>>Silver K3
>>>>> will be available later by itself but as I'm not paying a premium
>>>>> (apart from the cost of the grip I may not use) I don't feel too
>>ripped
>>>>> off. In fact, like most Australians, I am rejoicing that we pay
>the
>>>>> same price as the US customers.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I would rather have waited for solid reviews but if the silver
>>kits
>>>>> sell out and there is no rerun then I would be much more annoyed.
>I
>>>>> know they are calling it a limited edition of 2000, but that might
>>just
>>>>> mean there will only be 2000 editions of the complete kit,  so the
>>only
>>>>> truly limited piece might be the leather strap. That's just a
>>guess,
>>>>> but I can't understand why they would bother bringing out silver
>>>>> versions of the new HD limiteds and then have so few potential
>>buyers.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Paul Ewins
>>>>>>>> Melbourne, Australia.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>> Some guy at Flickr said that he wanted the silver version,
>>without
>>>>> the grip, which he didn't need. (The siver version is only
>>available
>>>>> with the grip included).
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I think that the Silver edition actually is quite cheep. You
>>get
>>>>> the grip and one extra battery and a leather strap for appr. 250
>>Euro
>>>>> more. That's a very reasonable pricetag. I usually pay 250 Euro
>for
>>the
>>>>> grip alone - no silver, no leather strap and no extra battery.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I guess I'll order the silver version very soon - it's simply
>>>>> beautiful!
>>>>>>>>> And I happen to own three silver "limited" lenses - 31 mm, 43
>>mm,
>>>>> 77 mm. They af VERY nice, beautifully manufactured lenses, that
>can
>>>>> produce very fine images.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> It's funny, that they only make 2000 copies of the Pentax K-3
>>>>> Silver edition.
>>>>>>>>> I guess they are all gone in early November!Regards
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Jens
>>>>>>>> 
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