Although the metal involved is not brass, the wearing-off of paint from a camera, in this case one of my D2Hs, is called “brassing.” It happens to call cameras that are used on a regular basis.

Although the metal involved is not brass, the wearing-off of paint from a camera, in this case one of my D2Hs, is called "brassing." It happens to call cameras that are used on a regular basis.

Although the metal involved is not brass, the wearing-off of paint from a camera, in this case one of my D2Hs, is called “brassing.” It happens to call cameras that are used on a regular basis.