User_502260 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 <p>I got a Vivitar TX adapter for Yashica/Contax from an eBay seller. It appears to be in working order but I noticed something odd about it. The silver color on the outermost ring seems to be flaking off and what's underneath it looks like brass. I have many Vivitar TX adapters. Some, like the ones for Mamiya SX, are black. Others, like the one I am looking at and the ones for Nikon F and Nikon AI are silver on the outside. The peeling material looks like a thin metal foil. Were these adapters plated or was some kind of silver foil tape used? </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_shriver Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 <p>That would certainly be chrome plating, and apparently it's failing.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_degroot Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 <p>chrome over brass souds like a typical process<br> and usually durable.<br> but when plating the prep work must have been faulty.<br> I workes at FPE asnd sel-rex and proper surface prep was vital.<br> Vivitar was not a manufacturer<br> they contracted out many items and someone slipped up/</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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