Why current silver DSLRs make people want to vomit

On 2 Aug, 17:27, RichA wrote:
On Aug 2, 6:49 am, Dr Hfuhruhurr wrote:





On 2 Aug, 00:45, RichA wrote:

On Aug 1, 7:10 pm, Not Disclosed wrote:

RichA wrote:

Another benefit of silver cameras, they stay cooler than black ones
when exposed to the sun.

So silver plastic would be better than silver metal, as plastic doesn't
transmit heat as fast.

No, but it distorts more in the heat. Remember the Sony CCDs popping
off their cheap plastic backing about 2 years ago? Another recall
because of it.

No, but then I don't care.

Doc

I guess the question then is, why bother commenting at all?

Because I can.

Doc

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:38:43 -0700, RichA wrote:
: The Rebel and Rebel XT. Very rare Nikon D50s and Olympus E-500s.
: What they all share is a stigma in cameras that in humans is akin to
: leprosy. Silvered plastic. It looks so awful and cheezy that only
: the lowest forms of life (bottom barrel pocketable P&Ss) wear it like
: a badge of honour.
: However, mark my words. If Canon or Nikon released a metal bodied
: DSLR with a silver finish like the old FE or AE-1s SLRs, it would
: cause a sensation. IMO, it could possibly outsell black.

I think you're full of it, as usual. I got my wife a silver XTi so that we can
tell it apart from my black one. Both cameras seem to work equally well.

Come to think of it, it was my wife's camera on which I screwed up the
firmware update and had to send it to the Canon shop in New Jersey. Do you
suppose it was because of its color?

Bob

RichA wrote:


Damn, you've stooped to new lows.

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On Aug 1, 8:15 am, Randall Ainsworth wrote:

Another benefit of silver cameras, they stay cooler than black ones
when exposed to the sun.

Are you seriously saying you leave your camera lying around in the sun
long
enough for UV exposure to become a greater heating issue than actual air
temperature?

Congratulations on the post with the largest number of serious
scientific misconceptions in one sentence in 2007!

Geesh man get a grip on something that resembles reality.

How on earth would someone as far removed from reality as you be able
to tell? :-)

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Reality? Or superficiality? I can't get serious about such issues as which
color plastic looks more impressive. That *is* how the thread started off,
regardless of how it has been subsequently morphed. Function & results are
important everything else is just ****ing contests...

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:38:43 -0700, RichA
wrote:

The Rebel and Rebel XT. Very rare Nikon D50s and Olympus E-500s.
What they all share is a stigma in cameras that in humans is akin to
leprosy. Silvered plastic. It looks so awful and cheezy that only
the lowest forms of life (bottom barrel pocketable P&Ss) wear it like
a badge of honour.
However, mark my words. If Canon or Nikon released a metal bodied
DSLR with a silver finish like the old FE or AE-1s SLRs, it would
cause a sensation. IMO, it could possibly outsell black.

Personally I am awaiting the Advanced Carbonate fiber body that will
be all but indestructable!

Silvered of course.

On Aug 4, 5:57 pm, wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:38:43 -0700, RichA
wrote:

The Rebel and Rebel XT. Very rare Nikon D50s and Olympus E-500s.
What they all share is a stigma in cameras that in humans is akin to
leprosy. Silvered plastic. It looks so awful and cheezy that only
the lowest forms of life (bottom barrel pocketable P&Ss) wear it like
a badge of honour.
However, mark my words. If Canon or Nikon released a metal bodied
DSLR with a silver finish like the old FE or AE-1s SLRs, it would
cause a sensation. IMO, it could possibly outsell black.

Personally I am awaiting the Advanced Carbonate fiber body that will
be all but indestructable!

Silvered of course.

My guess is Canon may release a pro body like this in CARBON fiber at
some point, but weight has its advantages so metal as usual, is still
by far the best choice.

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JoeT wrote:

"RichA" wrote in message
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The Rebel and Rebel XT. Very rare Nikon D50s and Olympus E-500s.
What they all share is a stigma in cameras that in humans is akin to
leprosy. Silvered plastic. It looks so awful and cheezy that only
the lowest forms of life (bottom barrel pocketable P&Ss) wear it like
a badge of honour.
However, mark my words. If Canon or Nikon released a metal bodied
DSLR with a silver finish like the old FE or AE-1s SLRs, it would
cause a sensation. IMO, it could possibly outsell black.


Why on earth would anyone spend more than a scant second of time
concerned with such mundane issues as color choices of plastic bodied
cameras?
At the price point, you like silver, get it, you like black, get it. What
mature individual give a rats ass what anyone superficially thinks in
this regard?


I'm with RichA on this.
If you're taking photos of people, it does make a difference as they won't
take you seriously if you're obviously using a silver camera that looks
like a toy. You can dismiss this as fantasy if you like, but you are
wrong. If you aren't taking photos of people, then it doesn't matter a
rat's arse.

Would a black M16 would kill better than one spray painted in silver? The
enemy won't take a silver M16 seriously but the projectile would shoot akin
to the black one. Perhaps then the silver M16 would have a higher kill ratio
as the enemy would pause and gawk and get killed in mid laugh. But I suppose
a black M16 would have a more authoritarian, swatty, control and scare the
sheeple effect, and have a black matte nastiness about it.. making the
enemy cringe and shots get missed. But black is kewl, even to the point of
catching the eye of rent a cops and other authority figures stopping you on
the street with your phallic black camera.

RichA wrote:

My guess is Canon may release a pro body like this in CARBON fiber at
some point, but weight has its advantages so metal as usual, is still
by far the best choice.

Carbon fibre is more difficult to form into complex shapes than
polycarb, so high quality polycarb will remain the plastic of choice for
bodies.

Carbon fibre is a better choice for tripod legs which are straight and
benefit directly from the longitudinal stiffness and lateral damping.

Not that we haven't mentioned this to you before.

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On Aug 5, 9:31 am, "Spinoza" wrote:
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JoeT wrote:

"RichA" wrote in message
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The Rebel and Rebel XT. Very rare Nikon D50s and Olympus E-500s.
What they all share is a stigma in cameras that in humans is akin to
leprosy. Silvered plastic. It looks so awful and cheezy that only
the lowest forms of life (bottom barrel pocketable P&Ss) wear it like
a badge of honour.
However, mark my words. If Canon or Nikon released a metal bodied
DSLR with a silver finish like the old FE or AE-1s SLRs, it would
cause a sensation. IMO, it could possibly outsell black.

Why on earth would anyone spend more than a scant second of time
concerned with such mundane issues as color choices of plastic bodied
cameras?
At the price point, you like silver, get it, you like black, get it. What
mature individual give a rats ass what anyone superficially thinks in
this regard?

I'm with RichA on this.
If you're taking photos of people, it does make a difference as they won't
take you seriously if you're obviously using a silver camera that looks
like a toy. You can dismiss this as fantasy if you like, but you are
wrong. If you aren't taking photos of people, then it doesn't matter a
rat's arse.

Would a black M16 would kill better than one spray painted in silver? The
enemy won't take a silver M16 seriously but the projectile would shoot akin
to the black one. Perhaps then the silver M16 would have a higher kill ratio
as the enemy would pause and gawk and get killed in mid laugh. But I suppose
a black M16 would have a more authoritarian, swatty, control and scare the
sheeple effect, and have a black matte nastiness about it.. making the
enemy cringe and shots get missed. But black is kewl, even to the point of
catching the eye of rent a cops and other authority figures stopping you on
the street with your phallic black camera.

Your pink 30D is on it's way to your.

On Aug 5, 12:33 pm, Alan Browne
wrote:
RichA wrote:
My guess is Canon may release a pro body like this in CARBON fiber at
some point, but weight has its advantages so metal as usual, is still
by far the best choice.

Carbon fibre is more difficult to form into complex shapes than
polycarb, so high quality polycarb will remain the plastic of choice for
bodies.

Carbon fibre is a better choice for tripod legs which are straight and
benefit directly from the longitudinal stiffness and lateral damping.

Not that we haven't mentioned this to you before.

Difficult, but not impossible to form into complex shapes. If the
layers can be pressure stamped into shape, they will be. Also, I like
your use of the qualifying term, "high quality" polycarbonate. You
have no idea what quality they use in cameras, you simply added that
to add weight to the idea plastic is "good" to use in a camera body.
All the adjectives in the english language won't change the fact
plastic is a money saving material implemented to raise profit margins
and keep prices below a certain level.