simonboell Posted January 22, 2010 Share #21 Posted January 22, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I bought a black M8 this week. Love the way it looks. Look at this, it still looks good, also when it is used. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 Hi simonboell, Take a look here Black vs Silver - Quick advice appreciated. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
andybarton Posted January 22, 2010 Share #22 Posted January 22, 2010 Feels like a family...a functional one that is. Mark Not been here long, have you Mark? Uncle Fester will be home soon... Glad you have this sorted - I look forward to seeing some of your work in the Photo section very soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntobias Posted January 22, 2010 Share #23 Posted January 22, 2010 Silver chrome. (and forget about chrome lenses on black body). Will Why???, I love my panda kit.....Black M8 and 3 chrome lenses, ok, heavier but I really do prefer the chrome lens look. wait a min, its what it does that matters, not what it looks like... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marban Posted January 22, 2010 Share #24 Posted January 22, 2010 and forget about chrome lenses on black body Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! i went the chrome on black way and must admit that i like it Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! i went the chrome on black way and must admit that i like it ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110262-black-vs-silver-quick-advice-appreciated/?do=findComment&comment=1196924'>More sharing options...
wstotler Posted January 22, 2010 Share #25 Posted January 22, 2010 Why???, I love my panda kit.....Black M8 and 3 chrome lenses, ok, heavier but I really do prefer the chrome lens look. wait a min, its what it does that matters, not what it looks like... i went the chrome on black way and must admit that i like it Something about the chrome lens on the black body just looks. . . . Unnatural. De gustibus non est disputandum, no harm no foul. I'm of a similar mind about the silver control dials on a black body and the black controls on a silver body. Some people are very happy with that. I just can't get my head around it. And, John, you're right--what it does matters. But how it looks matters, too. Thanks! Will Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el.nino Posted January 22, 2010 Share #26 Posted January 22, 2010 Chrome + Chrome = HOT! And, in my experience, practically invisible. The only time people ever notice my camera is if I stop to chimp and they're taken aback that I've got a digital camera, instead of an antique. it's almost blasphemic to put a LHSA Lux on a ugly digital leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 23, 2010 Share #27 Posted January 23, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Why???, I love my panda kit.....Black M8 and 3 chrome lenses, ok, heavier but I really do prefer the chrome lens look. wait a min, its what it does that matters, not what it looks like... Everybody knows chrome lenses take better photographs... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianv Posted January 23, 2010 Share #28 Posted January 23, 2010 Have to admit, was a little disappointed at first that the "too-good-to-pass-up" M8 was chrome... Until I got it. Nicest looking Digital camera that I've ever seen, and my 4 DSLR's are all black. Love the M8. Have not taken any pictures OF it, just with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marban Posted January 23, 2010 Share #29 Posted January 23, 2010 by the way, does anyone have a photo of a steel-grey m9 w/ a chrome lens? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicoleica Posted January 23, 2010 Share #30 Posted January 23, 2010 Everybody knows chrome lenses take better photographs... Thanks Jaap. I just knew that it couldn't be all my fault. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nomad64 Posted January 23, 2010 Share #31 Posted January 23, 2010 Everybody knows chrome lenses take better photographs... Only if coupled with a matching chrome M! Bruno Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nomad64 Posted January 23, 2010 Share #32 Posted January 23, 2010 I bought a black M8 this week. Love the way it looks. Look at this, it still looks good, also when it is used. Lovely camera, living her life instead of choking closed in a box for the rest of her life Bruno Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tvleeskr Posted January 23, 2010 Share #33 Posted January 23, 2010 Who cares? What an utterly nonsense question to ask.It is about the camera and its qualities and not about its exterior or image. But if you would like a serious reply: metal is bad for lenses (reflections) and even more so for filters. But the camera body can be any color. Why not paint it pink?????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicoleica Posted January 23, 2010 Share #34 Posted January 23, 2010 Who cares? What an utterly nonsense question to ask.It is about the camera and its qualities and not about its exterior or image. But if you would like a serious reply: metal is bad for lenses (reflections) and even more so for filters.But the camera body can be any color. Why not paint it pink?????? I'll buy one! (Provided it has matching lenses and accessories of course.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markpsf Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share #35 Posted January 23, 2010 Are you inferring they don't? And yeh, I'm sure Cartier-Bresson is tired of turning over in his grave. Mark Everybody knows chrome lenses take better photographs... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markpsf Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share #36 Posted January 23, 2010 ...this forum was free of put-downs and judgmental comments. I appreciated the serious part of your response though. Of course a great looking camera with lousy shooting qualities is almost as bad as a truly incompetent photographer. But everything else being equal...the aesthetics of objects means more to some than others. That's just how it is...no judgement. Mark Who cares? What an utterly nonsense question to ask.It is about the camera and its qualities and not about its exterior or image. But if you would like a serious reply: metal is bad for lenses (reflections) and even more so for filters.But the camera body can be any color. Why not paint it pink?????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie_O Posted January 26, 2010 Share #37 Posted January 26, 2010 it's almost blasphemic to put a LHSA Lux on a ugly digital leica. Well, if putting a fantastic lens on a camera that gets used every day is blasphemy, then I'm glad to be an unbeliever. (And what's with the bashing of digital Leicas? They're the best-looking digital cameras out there- a damn sight nicer than the wünderplastik dSLR crap. ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brill64 Posted January 27, 2010 Share #38 Posted January 27, 2010 i love the m8/m8.2 and was recently looking at 2nd hand m8.2's for back up to my black m8.2. i noticed from scouting around local dealers, local forums and ebay that a silver m8.2 is harder to find than black and the trend was that it is generally more expensive than the black version, especially if it's minty. i also saw several requests from people looking for silver m8.2's. silver looks great with silver or black lenses. many might disagree but in terms of stealth, for me black or silver bodies are equal in this respect because plus a leica lens they are still tiny. i'd go for the 28 elmarit, btw.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker Posted January 27, 2010 Share #39 Posted January 27, 2010 Not been here long, have you Mark? Uncle Fester will be home soon... Be quiet Lurch. Don't give the game away Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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