John Hudson wrote:
> My 1972 Nikkormat FTn body weighs 800gr without the Nikkor-S 50/1.4 lens up
> front.
>
> Like the M3 body, the FTn body was built to outlive me. Both are metal
> bodies without much plastic framework in evidence.
>
> If the E3 weights in at 810gr is this to suggest that it is as robustly
> built as the M3 or FTn? Somehow I doubt it. So what accounts for the weight?
Well, there is that big beautiful pentaprism in the E-3; I'm willing to
bet that a solid chunk of glass like that would add 100-150g (4 to 6
oz.) to the weight all by itself...
Garth
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