Per, Age, temperature and humidity affect the embrittlement of the plastic levers. I think that they can be replaced with the metal levers of the 2.8D, E and F. Jerry Per Einar Forberg wrote: > Jerry > > yeah, yeah. BREAK. Just a slip. My english is so rusty so I'm aware > that I misspell words all the time. I'm quite sure my sentence building > is errorus as well. My favourite misspellings is when they actually forms > other words, which sometimes can be really funny. > > The rason why I ask how you treat your Rolleis is partially described in > my previous posting. My knobs are in such a good condition with the > plastic still feeling like new, which is why I thought you mifgt have > to handle the > cameras really rough to make them break. > But I now suspect the weather, or climate, has a saying in this. > > Per Einar > > >Per > > > >No, the levers are a very brittle plastic and are easy to break, not > >brake. The 2.8Cs that I see at camera shows ALL have had cracked > >levers. > > > >I treat all my Rolleis with respect. Why do you ask? > > > >Jerry > > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list