Black or Chrome?

Black or Chrome?

  • BLACK

    Votes: 100 63.3%

  • CHROME

    Votes: 58 36.7%
  • Total voters
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2F/2F

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Whichever is cheapest, or happens to come my way.
 

JLP

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Black and Chrome. Years ago black why most of my small cameras are black but today it does not matter.
 

markbarendt

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The pink one
 

tkamiya

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I prefer all black but since I'm buying mostly second hand, my choices are mostly based on availability.
 

RMP-NikonPro

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Black! I've never seen a Chrome F100!!
:munch:
 

Rol_Lei Nut

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Black, though some of my favorite cameras are chrome (not always much choice when a good used bargain comes along)...

I think black really does get noticed less, except in the case of huge AF monsters...
 

Rick A

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What ever color it comes in, so long as it does what is expected of it.
Be they yellow-black-or white, they are precious in my sight--Ricky loves the little cameras of the world!
(sung to the tune of Jesus loves the little children)

Rick
 

Steve Smith

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I used to prefer all black until I got a chrome spotmatic. The Nikon F looks nice in chrome too.

Actually, my Minolta XE-1 is both. A chrome top with a black prism cover. The US designated XE-7 is an all black version of the same camera.


Steve.
 

Nikon Collector

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I've always prefoerred the black, though I own both. My favorite is a Black Nikkormat EL. There must be a reason that starting with the F3 I think all "pro" Nikons are black.
 

Ektagraphic

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I use to like chrome but there is now just something that I like with black cameras. Love my Nikkormat FTn in black!
 

Sirius Glass

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I voted for black because I usually like that on 35m cameras. On the other hand I like black and black & chrome for Hasselblads and I mix parts of both.

Steve
 

Vincent Brady

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I have a black and a chrome Olympus OM4Ti, but if I was knocked down I would prefer people to find the black version in my camera bag.

I should also add that when TV's had the chrome finish I refused to buy a new one.
 

Micky

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has a black paint m4 and now i've got a black chorme m7. i prefer the black paint over the chrome black.
 

wblynch

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Chrome - because they don't make it anymore (well, except for $5,000 Leicas)
 

eddym

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Black, of course! Everybody knows that black is better! That's why the pros use them??

What are we talking about, anyway? Mag wheels on cars?
 

mikebarger

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I like my black F, which is really more brass than black.

Mike
 
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