Plastic is a very good description, because it is plastic. Look up the definition.
At 12:32 PM 8/20/2002 -0400, you wrote: > > 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 .
