A black paint Voigtlander, what lies beneath?

[kshapero]

What are the bodies of the black paint CV R*M's made of? Will they brass over time? (Vanity, vanity)

 

[paulfish4570]

i got a scratch on my r2m. silvery metal; i'd guess magnesium or aluminum ...

 

[Bobbo]

Magnesium, not brass. Ugly dull silver. Sorry 🙁

 

[kshapero]

Vanity moves on. Wonder what lies beneath a black paint Zeiss Ikon ZM?

 

[Jockos]

i got a scratch on my r2m. silvery metal; i'd guess magnesium or aluminum ...

Both actually.

A magnesium body would not be much fun if it caught on fire, so the camera manufacturers make magnesium alloys with aluminum. the main share is aluminum, but for marketing that's not cool enough so the cameras are usually sold with "magnesium alloy body".

 

[paulfish4570]

well, instead of brassing, an R body will begin magging from extended use ... 🙂

 

[Spicy]

Better than spontaneous combustion.... On second thought, perhaps not.

 

[crispy12]

I've got some paint loss on my R2. It's dull grey/silver underneath.

 

[kshapero]

How about a Black Paint Fuji X100?

 

[Pablito]

cosmetics, 4th floor...

 

[slava]

Under Black Zeiss Ikon ZM is silver and brass/aluminium colours. I'm modifying my Zeiss Ikon now. 😛

 

[Sparrow]

cosmetics, 4th floor...

😀 ... clearly a magnesium alloy (the stuff they make racing car wheels from) is inferior to brass (that's used to make carriage clocks)

 

[haempe]

Under the black paint of my BessaR comes a layer of silvery metal coating and under that ... fanfare! ... white plastic. 😱

 

[rxmd]

Under the black paint of my BessaR comes a layer of silvery metal coating and under that ... fanfare! ... white plastic. 😱

Yeah, my Bessa R did the same. Upgrading to a body shell made from actual metal is probably the main reason why the R2/R3/R4 cameras are more expensive.

 

[haempe]

Yeah, my Bessa R did the same. Upgrading to a body shell made from actual metal is probably the main reason why the R2/R3/R4 cameras are more expensive.

Well, I had a look under the top and bottom caps, so I hope they upgraded some of the gearwheels from plastic to metal too...