Re: Silver or Black?

In article <W%Pug.8277$A8.872@trnddc02>, jeremy <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxx> writes

"Bill Funk" <BigBill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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.

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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