----- Original Message ----- From: Brad Dobo Re:WideangleDilemmas
> Would I be in error if I said that the black plastics on lens tended to also > scratch less than a smooth metal and a not so hardy paint? I'm not talking > about the paint jobs on some of the better cameras Pentax makes, new or old, > as the LX or MZ-S. Just more of a vanity issue if an issue at all. Who knows? Who cares? There must be a reason for why expensive pro oriented cameras are made of metal, and cheap consumer cameras are plastic. Maybe the guys who make this stuff know something we don't? Back before you were born, the debate was whether a black camera was better than a chrome one. Apparently, chrome cameras were plated aluminium, and black ones were enameled brass. The black ones were "pro", the chrome ones were "amateur". The black ones started to look really nice after some of the paint got worn off the corners and the brass body started to show. We considered it a sign of a camera that earned it's way in the world, and respected the camera for taking the knocks. Plastic cameras don't get beauty marks. They start out ugly, and as time goes by, they get uglier. William Robb
