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RE: [OM] lens mounts

Subject: RE: [OM] lens mounts
From: Dan Lau <dlau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 16:05:15 -0700 (PDT)
On Wed, 29 May 2002 15:25, Mike <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Brass is far more malleable that stainless,.....snipped
>>
>Brass is also very heavy. Not a good trait if smaller and lighter is
>better.

Are you saying brass is heavier than stainless steel?  Surely
in the quantity of material used for the lens mount, there is
not much difference in weight between the two metals.  I am
not sure how much smaller (and lighter, if at all) the lens
mount can be made from stainless steel compared to brass.

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