WestMichigan Posted December 22, 2010 Share #1 Posted December 22, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello- I've seen reference to a 'Blonde' M8 a couple of times here on the Forum. My question is: What the heck does 'Blonde' describe? One encased in a pale sandy colored EverReady Case? One with a Silver Body and Silver Lens? The 'White' M8 I've seen available out of Asia? I have theories and hypothoses, but nothing definitive. Can anyone help me out... Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 22, 2010 Posted December 22, 2010 Hi WestMichigan, Take a look here 'Blonde' M8 - Huh????. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Guest Ming Rider Posted December 22, 2010 Share #2 Posted December 22, 2010 Sounds Dumb to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 22, 2010 Share #3 Posted December 22, 2010 Sounds Dumb to me.Blonde jokes are considered politically incorrect. I think it is just one way of distinguishing between silver and black. Maybe we should call the bright chrome ones the old age pensioners.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD700 Posted December 22, 2010 Share #4 Posted December 22, 2010 Hello- Can anyone help me out... Richard I feel your pain. But I'm not going to do anything about it. Have a blond beer on me, if you can get that in your neck of the woods... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share #5 Posted December 22, 2010 Thanks Mike, I appreciate the sentiment - I'll sip a cool carbonated cola in honor of your good natured humor! As for my all you other 'reprobates'! I'm NOT making a 'blonde' Joke with my inquiry. While it's a meaningless bit o' fluff, I sincerely wonder what a BLONDE M is! It can't seem to find an underlying logic to linking the Color 'Blonde' with the Industrial Color Schemes found in the M8 and M9 'Catalog. Ah Well Richard in Michigan I feel your pain. But I'm not going to do anything about it. Have a blond beer on me, if you can get that in your neck of the woods... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted December 22, 2010 Share #6 Posted December 22, 2010 A blonde M is an M8 w/o IR-cut filter. Other ones are natural redheads. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share #7 Posted December 22, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Whether that's THE answer to my question or a joke on your part... I love it either way! Kudos to You R. in Mi. A blonde M is an M8 w/o IR-cut filter. Other ones are natural redheads. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted December 22, 2010 Share #8 Posted December 22, 2010 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted December 22, 2010 Share #9 Posted December 22, 2010 My ex was a US Federal Special Agent. Her natural color was blonde, but because blondes get nowhere in the agency, she colored it brown. She called the dye, "artificial intelligence". I kid you not. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted December 22, 2010 Share #10 Posted December 22, 2010 From Wikipedia: "The word blond(e) is first attested in English in 1481 and derives from Old French blund, blont meaning "a colour midway between golden and light chestnut". It gradually eclipses the native term fair, of same meaning, from Old English fæġer, to become the general term for "light complexioned". I think in some cultures blond still refers generally to overall pigmentation - pale skin, not just pale or yellow hair. "fair-skinned" = silver. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share #11 Posted December 22, 2010 Pico, While I can Lament and Groan spectacularly over your ex's actions, I also can't argue there isn't an intrinsic reasonableness to her choice. As much as I as a person may want the 'world' to operate in certain ways, I can't choose to opt out of coping with the world 'as it is' on a permanent basis. Reality will intrude now and again. R. in MI. My ex was a US Federal Special Agent. Her natural color was blonde, but because blondes get nowhere in the agency, she colored it brown. She called the dye, "artificial intelligence". I kid you not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share #12 Posted December 22, 2010 Andy, you've posted a wonderful basis (including citations) as to why 'Blonde' M would refer to a 'Silver' one. Kudo's for that part, but your closing sentence where you carried home the argument of your thesis was as sparse as the rest of the sentences were good. Laugh-Laugh-Laugh Just yankin on yer chain! Good stuff, thanks. R in Mi From Wikipedia: "The word blond(e) is first attested in English in 1481 and derives from Old French blund, blont meaning "a colour midway between golden and light chestnut". It gradually eclipses the native term fair, of same meaning, from Old English fæġer, to become the general term for "light complexioned". I think in some cultures blond still refers generally to overall pigmentation - pale skin, not just pale or yellow hair. "fair-skinned" = silver. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted December 22, 2010 Share #13 Posted December 22, 2010 (edited) Starts out blonde*, but turns grey as it ages. Jeff *Beware, some have been known to start out black, then become blonde. Edited December 22, 2010 by Jeff S Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share #14 Posted December 22, 2010 But Black or Blonde all eventually get to Gray. I'm going to cheat by going bald. :-) Starts out blonde*, but turns grey as it ages. Jeff *Beware, some have been known to start out black, then become blonde. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted December 22, 2010 Share #15 Posted December 22, 2010 Here's a blonde's camera Celebrity Gadget: Scarlett Johansson's Leica M8 Camera Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishkra Posted December 23, 2010 Share #16 Posted December 23, 2010 Here's a blonde's camera Celebrity Gadget: Scarlett Johansson's Leica M8 Camera THAT'S THE CAMERA I LIKE IT Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevidon Posted December 23, 2010 Share #17 Posted December 23, 2010 How many filters can a blonde M8 accept? Oh, never mind. It's not worth it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Jayant Posted December 25, 2010 Share #18 Posted December 25, 2010 Here's a blonde's camera Celebrity Gadget: Scarlett Johansson's Leica M8 Camera Amazing camera and I am happy I owe the Same Camera. I can't believe it!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Murray-White Posted December 25, 2010 Share #19 Posted December 25, 2010 found a blonde one 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! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/139907-blonde-m8-huh/?do=findComment&comment=1540120'>More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share #20 Posted December 26, 2010 Clive, That's more 'White Chocolate' than Blonde! R. in Mi. found a blonde one Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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