Its also measured by how easily breakable the product is - in particular the battery door!!
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 20 August 2002 17:32 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #3040 > > > > From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re[3]: Odp: Next Pentax Flagship Camera? > > > > <<snip>> > > > > > The areas of weakness of the PZ-1p are: > > Build quality (just doesn't feel as good as a metal body) > > > > I know this is one of the usual rants even though there is no > rational reason > a metal bodied camera is inherently better than an engineered > plastic body, > but this statement is not a valid (IMHO) measure of build > quality. Rather it > is a judgement call of ergonomics and personal preference. > High quality > engineered "plastics", not even a good description of the > material used, have > many properties that make for an excellent material for use > in cameras....low > thermal conductivity for example. To me, build quality is > not measured by > how it feels in your hand but by fit and finish, MTBF, and other more > objective metrics. > > Jerry in Houston > - > 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 . - 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 .
