Because the whole thing is plastic, except the mount.
The bottom platter, underneath the plastic shell, is full metal. The film chamber uses many metal reinformcements too. So you're statement is not correct. It's not just the mount that's metal in the MZ-5n.
Best wishes, Roland
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