Hi
The largest Digital P&S Nikons (900 something) are also maganesium. It's
difficult to tell it's not plastic!
Jens
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Emne: Re: MZ-S hands on!
Well it sure is not bare metal. I did not try to scratch it or
anything. The frame is magnesium. But the covers don't feel
like it. I got the impression you could hammer nails with the
thing, how rugged do you think a camera needs to be?
Paul C wrote:
>
> ">The exterior is plastic but he swears that the frame is magnesium."
>
> Plastic? Are you sure? The press release talked of a "magnesium diecast
> material, which is lighter in weight than most other metals and more
durable
> than plastics or resins." I hope that it turns out to be metal, since that
> was one of the biggest selling points for me.
>
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