How would this effect the top cover if it was dinted? as one of mine has a sharp dint. It has dinted like it was metal, not broken like it was plastic?
Where are you in Australia? Thanks, Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Farr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 2:15 PM Subject: Re: ME Super materials question > A year or more ago this subject was discussed and the conclusion was that > the ME family of cameras had a plastic top deck. I was surprised by this > because of the "brassing" on my own ME Supers (and Super A of the same > construction), but it was explained that the best adhesion of the chrome or > black finishes to the plastic came if they first had a plating of metal. > This adhered well to the plastic and in turn adhered well to the outer > finish with the same appearance and durability as the all-metal parts. > > If you look again at the top plate "brassing" you will notice that it has a > hot coppery colour, while genuine brassing has a pale yellow colour. It > takes very deep wear or severe abuse to reveal the black plastic under the > metal layer. > > Apparently these cameras are no less rugged for having some plastic skin. > When I didn't know it I abused mine as if they were solid brass, and no harm > came to anything but the paint :) > > Regards, > Anthony Farr > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bruce Rubenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > I think that the top plate of the ME Super is chrome plated brass. The top > > plates of the PP and SP are chrome plated plastic. The bottom plates are > > metal. When companies first started switching over to plasic top plates > the > > still used metal bottom plates, so they had to plate the plastic to match > > the bottom plates. There was much greater cost savings changing the > material > > of the top plate, because the deep drawing needed for a top plate is slow > > and has to be done just so. I actually rather like the chrome plated > > plastic. It holds up better than painted plastic and doesn't dent like > > brass. > > > > From: Chris Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > How much metal is there in the ME Super? Is the top plate on it (and on > > the Program Plus, Super Program, etc.) actually made of very thin metal or > > is it plastic? It feels cold like metal would, but it looks cheap like > > plastic does. :) Come to think of it, how about the bottom plate? > > > > > > >
