Wednesday, July 10, 2002, 3:19:41 AM, Chris wrote: CB> On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, Frantisek Vlcek wrote:
>> The later K1000 were made in HK and feature plastic top and bottom >> shells (metalized). CB> What do you mean by "metalized"? Do they have a thin coating of metal, or CB> are they just made to look/feel like metal? It's been some time, but once I had one K1000 with the plastic bottom and top. It used, IIRC, same process as first used on Praktica L cameras top/bottom plates and also some FD Canons - a molded plastic top and bottom, which is plated with a thin layer of metal, probably chromeplating (it needs a special layer to be made on the plastic first so it can be electroplated with chromium). It makes it look like metal, but keeps weight down significantly. But it can also crack if it falls. That's exactly what happened to two K1000 I saw back then, both had cracks in the bottom plate from impact (one was mine). Good light, Frantisek Vlcek - 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 .
