Canon P question

[Fraser]

Quick question for Canon P experts-
If you scratch the paint off an original black P is it brass underneath or chrome then brass?
Cheers.

 

[rogue_designer]

Brass only as far as I know. And brass lugs.

 

[dexdog]

could be brass, but I understand that many flavors of painted cameras use nickel plating on top of the brass, because paint sticks to it better than to brass alone.

Maybe nikonwebmaster or other RFFer would know for sure

 

[brobbins]

I am not sure if Canon had a uniform system for making black paint cameras. I have seen pictures of several black paint Canon rangefinders that appear to have a substance like nickel (somewhat silvery, but not as bright as chrome) below the black paint, with deeper scratches showing brass. I have also seen pictures of other black paint cameras that appear to have a layer of paint serving as an undercoating for the final layer. And I have seen pictures of black paint cameras that appear to show only brass beneath the paint. Kevin Li has some detailed pictures of black paint Canon rangefinders that he for sale on his website.

 

[januaryman]

Those I've seen had nickle based bodies painted black. If there are some with brass, I've never seen one.