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Silver or Black?
Does it make any difference whether a digital camera's body is silver or
black? I ask because the Circuit City website is selling the Panasonic FZ7S for $60 less than the FZ7K. As far as I can tell, the only difference between the two is that one is silver (S) and the other is black (K). Is the choice of color just a personal preference, or is there some functional difference? |
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Silver or Black?
No functional difference--black is traditionally perceived as the "pro"
color-- BRH wrote: Does it make any difference whether a digital camera's body is silver or black? I ask because the Circuit City website is selling the Panasonic FZ7S for $60 less than the FZ7K. As far as I can tell, the only difference between the two is that one is silver (S) and the other is black (K). Is the choice of color just a personal preference, or is there some functional difference? |
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Silver or Black?
BRH BRH wrote in :
Does it make any difference whether a digital camera's body is silver or black? Black looks more nerdy. |
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Silver or Black?
On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 19:21:26 -0400, BRH wrote:
Does it make any difference whether a digital camera's body is silver or black? I ask because the Circuit City website is selling the Panasonic FZ7S for $60 less than the FZ7K. As far as I can tell, the only difference between the two is that one is silver (S) and the other is black (K). Is the choice of color just a personal preference, or is there some functional difference? Personal preference. That said, most of the FZs that I've seen in the wild have been black (including mine), so maybe Circuit City put the silver body only on sale, figuring that people will pay a premium for the black body. List prices for the two are the same ($430), so the difference is due to Circuit City rather than Panasonic. -dms |
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Silver or Black?
sally wrote:
BRH BRH wrote in : Does it make any difference whether a digital camera's body is silver or black? Black looks more nerdy. Unless it's a camera I can slip into a pocket, I prefer silver. Received wisdom, and practical experience had to do with black objects absorbing more heat-wavelengths. On the other hand, I bought a 20D (black) and a RebXT (silver) on the basis of what was available; waited for a black Lumix LX1 because it might be less obtrusive for candid stuff. On yet another hand, when in the field I always drape a WhatsernametheEx-con K-Mart dishtowel over the big cameras and never leave the little one unprotected, one way and another. Essentially, as an earlier responder stated: no practical difference .... depending. -- Frank ess |
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Silver or Black?
BRH wrote in message . .. Does it make any difference whether a digital camera's body is silver or black? I ask because the Circuit City website is selling the Panasonic FZ7S for $60 less than the FZ7K. As far as I can tell, the only difference between the two is that one is silver (S) and the other is black (K). Is the choice of color just a personal preference, or is there some functional difference? They do say though, that once you go black.... |
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Silver or Black?
Jethro Bodine wrote:
BRH wrote in message . .. Does it make any difference whether a digital camera's body is silver or black? I ask because the Circuit City website is selling the Panasonic FZ7S for $60 less than the FZ7K. As far as I can tell, the only difference between the two is that one is silver (S) and the other is black (K). Is the choice of color just a personal preference, or is there some functional difference? They do say though, that once you go black.... I've forgotten: is it a sixteenth or an eighth" |
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On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 19:21:26 -0400, BRH BRH wrote:
Does it make any difference whether a digital camera's body is silver or black? I ask because the Circuit City website is selling the Panasonic FZ7S for $60 less than the FZ7K. As far as I can tell, the only difference between the two is that one is silver (S) and the other is black (K). Is the choice of color just a personal preference, or is there some functional difference? It's a personal preference. Some will say, "Pros use black", and choose black on that basis. Pros use black because, historically, trhe better cameras were black; pros use better cameras, so they used black cameras. They didn't use them because they were black, they used them because they were what was available to fit their needs. Black cameras perform no better than the same cameras in silver. So pick the color you want. -- Bill Funk replace "g" with "a" |
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"Bill Funk" wrote in message ... On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 19:21:26 -0400, BRH BRH wrote: Does it make any difference whether a digital camera's body is silver or black? I ask because the Circuit City website is selling the Panasonic FZ7S for $60 less than the FZ7K. As far as I can tell, the only difference between the two is that one is silver (S) and the other is black (K). Is the choice of color just a personal preference, or is there some functional difference? It's a personal preference. Some will say, "Pros use black", and choose black on that basis. Pros use black because, historically, trhe better cameras were black; pros use better cameras, so they used black cameras. They didn't use them because they were black, they used them because they were what was available to fit their needs. Black cameras perform no better than the same cameras in silver. So pick the color you want. -- Bill Funk replace "g" with "a" I heard some silliness about 30 years ago that pros used black to minimize the camera reflecting unwanted light upon the subject. This was back when cameras in satin chrome finish were made of metal, not solver-colored plastic. |
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Silver or Black?
In article W%Pug.8277$A8.872@trnddc02, jeremy
writes "Bill Funk" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 19:21:26 -0400, BRH BRH wrote: Does it make any difference whether a digital camera's body is silver or black? I ask because the Circuit City website is selling the Panasonic FZ7S for $60 less than the FZ7K. As far as I can tell, the only difference between the two is that one is silver (S) and the other is black (K). Is the choice of color just a personal preference, or is there some functional difference? It's a personal preference. Some will say, "Pros use black", and choose black on that basis. Pros use black because, historically, trhe better cameras were black; pros use better cameras, so they used black cameras. They didn't use them because they were black, they used them because they were what was available to fit their needs. Black cameras perform no better than the same cameras in silver. So pick the color you want. I heard some silliness about 30 years ago that pros used black to minimize the camera reflecting unwanted light upon the subject. This was back when cameras in satin chrome finish were made of metal, not solver-colored plastic. The one I heard was to reduce reflection problems when photographing through glass, I am not sure what this means for the photographers face and white shirt. Another one I heard is to avoid desensitizing your eye when you raise a shinny camera to it, I am not sure about the eye's recovery time. They do both make some sense, and reducing potential problems is not a bad idea. The main problem with black is heating in sun light, I was keeping my camera shaded as I walked around today, although it might have been unnecessary (I shall check the spec.). You might ask yourself why long lenses are often white. -- Ian G8ILZ |
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