You must be referring to the fake leatherette on most gripping surfaces. Just touch the camera anywhere else and you can tell by the temperature it is metal.
Better yet, test your camera for zero degree operation sometime. Let it cold soak for ten minutes. Then touch your tongue to anyplace that isn;t "plastic". Call me and let me know how that worked out for ya. On Oct 14, 2013, at 01:30 , Larry Colen wrote: > Yes.and that is skinned in plastic. > > Joseph McAllister <[email protected]> wrote: >> The description of the K5 and K3 state that "Durable magnesium alloy >> covers surround a rugged stainless steel chassis." Joseph McAllister [email protected] -- 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.
