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M-E brassing


MaDeVa

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I have seen several posts about M9, M, MM but not one about the M-E.

Since the M-E is painted (anthracite grey paint according to Official Leica data sheet) I would expect some brassing over the time, isn't it?

Mine is now 1 year old, about 4000 actuations, and has no sign of wear.

Does anyone experienced any brassing on the M-E?

Please share the photos of your M-E. Here is mine.

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Massimo

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Black is a coating as well, maybe the toughness varies between colours, it is not unknown.

At any rate it is vastly superior to the "real" black paint Leicas. We used to pay a premium for the privilege. ;)

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photo please

Some quick iPhone snaps:

 

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I didn't know that, they call paint…. :-(

 

"Paint is any liquid, liquefiable, or mastic composition that, after application to a substrate in a thin layer, converts to a solid film." - Wikipedia

 

The Leica 'paint' for the current range of digital cameras is applied as a very fine powder coating, then it is heated allowing the powder to melt and flow forming the paint skin.

 

Steve

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"Paint is any liquid, liquefiable, or mastic composition that, after application to a substrate in a thin layer, converts to a solid film." - Wikipedia

 

The Leica 'paint' for the current range of digital cameras is applied as a very fine powder coating, then it is heated allowing the powder to melt and flow forming the paint skin.

 

Steve

If so, apart the color a grey M-E and a black MP should have the same type of paint / process and should brass in the same way, isn't it?
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Black paint is what you want for brassing - if that's what you want. It's the contrast between the black and the brass that makes the effect. The grey M-E will never achieve that effect. Black chrome wears down to kind of  a shiny chrome or something. That's what my M4, M6 and M6ttl have all done. The most worn camera I've ever seen is not a Leica. A staff photographer at a newspaper had a Honeywell Pentax that he'd used so much there was NO paint left on it. Just brass. Outstanding camera.  He carried it on the back shelf of his VW Karmann-Ghia convertible. No one ever stole it. Today they'd steal the camera along with the Karmann-Ghia.

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