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 03/26/2006 09:57:06 PM · #1
Do you recommend the silver or black camera body? :-)
 03/26/2006 10:02:24 PM · #2
BLACK
 03/26/2006 10:02:58 PM · #3
Black.
 03/26/2006 10:04:14 PM · #4
black

If you ever end up in a low light situation (theatre especially) where no flash is allowed, you will not want the brightness of the silver body
 03/26/2006 10:08:05 PM · #5
Originally posted by pidge:
black

If you ever end up in a low light situation (theatre especially) where no flash is allowed, you will not want the brightness of the silver body

Because it will let the theatre manager know you have a camera?
 03/26/2006 10:10:40 PM · #6
Silver cos it absorbes less heat
03/26/2006 10:13:14 PM · #7
Originally posted by dahved:
Originally posted by pidge:
black

If you ever end up in a low light situation (theatre especially) where no flash is allowed, you will not want the brightness of the silver body

Because it will let the theatre manager know you have a camera?


No, it's because it will detract from the people on stage. :P (I always have permission to be there)
 03/26/2006 10:21:26 PM · #8
Originally posted by Konador:
Silver cos it absorbes less heat

Hmmmm, I do live in Florida...
 03/26/2006 10:21:53 PM · #9
Originally posted by pidge:
Originally posted by dahved:
Originally posted by pidge:
black

If you ever end up in a low light situation (theatre especially) where no flash is allowed, you will not want the brightness of the silver body

Because it will let the theatre manager know you have a camera?


No, it's because it will detract from the people on stage. :P (I always have permission to be there)

Ah, I see.
 03/26/2006 10:26:58 PM · #10
Black is the new black ;-)
 03/26/2006 10:36:00 PM · #11
I bought silver because I liked it and everybody wants black. I don't buy things because everybody else has it. I buy what I like not what some one thinks is better or cool. You should do the same. Get what appeals to YOU, not the masses.
 03/26/2006 10:36:26 PM · #12
Silver if you live in a high crime area and wish to give yourself the illusory safe feeling that having a camera that looks cheaper will attract less thieves because everyone knows they can't be bothered to steal stuff that looks only somewhat expensive...

Black because it's simply cooler and it looks fine when you are wearing bifocals and a french beret.

Seriously, the thing about heat is a possible plus to silver... In a lot of cases, it's not going to make a huge difference though. If it did, the 1ds Mk II would probably be silver, or at the very least, we would see silver body modifications here and there.
 03/26/2006 10:37:41 PM · #13
just gaffer the damned thing, LOL
 03/26/2006 10:40:23 PM · #14
Chameleon paint would be sweet!
 03/26/2006 10:41:48 PM · #15
There's a reason why professionals use black bodies; they don't reflect light back at the subject, for one thing, and they are less obvious in reflections for another. The original 35mm cameras had metallic bodies and a leather or leatherette-type sheathing on them that was always a dark color. Professionals started taping or painting the silver metal to get less reflectivity, and manufacturers responded by painting, and later anodizing, the exposed metal of professional bodies.

Now that camera bodies are various plastics and other synthetics they can of course be any color. I'm surprised we haven't seen pink dSLRs; the Lauries of the world would snatch them off the shelf :-)

R.

Message edited by author 2006-03-26 22:42:15.
 03/26/2006 10:51:23 PM · #16
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
There's a reason why professionals use black bodies; they don't reflect light back at the subject, for one thing, and they are less obvious in reflections for another. The original 35mm cameras had metallic bodies and a leather or leatherette-type sheathing on them that was always a dark color. Professionals started taping or painting the silver metal to get less reflectivity, and manufacturers responded by painting, and later anodizing, the exposed metal of professional bodies.

Now that camera bodies are various plastics and other synthetics they can of course be any color. I'm surprised we haven't seen pink dSLRs; the Lauries of the world would snatch them off the shelf :-)

R.

Being less reflective (and possibly less obtrusive when trying to shoot animals) sounds like a good reason to me to go black. Now I need to decide on a place from which to purchase (body only) and what kind of extra battery I ought to get.

Thanks, everyone!

Message edited by author 2006-03-26 22:52:20.
 03/26/2006 10:55:02 PM · #17
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
I'm surprised we haven't seen pink dSLRs


Maybe someday Canon or Nikon (or any big names) would release a Hello Kitty version of their top selling camera :p
 03/26/2006 10:56:45 PM · #18
Get black and paint some sweet flames down the side!
 03/26/2006 10:57:43 PM · #19
Or maybe DPC ribbons...
 03/26/2006 11:25:39 PM · #20
Slver, cause if it is black it looks pro, so the idiot on the door at the baseball stadium or the concert venue lets you through cause everyone knows that pro bodies are black, and pros are not allowed to shoot at certain events. It is silly but I have skinned through security with my dorky silver body and the kit lens around my neck, and the long glass hidden in my food, while watching the security explain that professional photographers must have permission to the poor guy with the back body. He has to go back and lock his in the car, you skate cause you have a "non pro" paint job. If I ever get a black body I will stripe it purple.
 03/26/2006 11:31:03 PM · #21
My late $.02 ... :)

I got silver because I liked it better in the store, and everyone else seems to have black...
Now that I've had it for a little bit, my thoughts:
The black definitely looks more professional, and it makes the camera look more expensive.
The silver does look a little cheaper, and I'm guessing scratches will show up easier on it.
I haven't noticed an issue with reflection, though the silver isn't exactly shiny.. but I do understand the point.
When I go to a theatre I can't take a camera anyway, so I can't comment on that part. :)

Overall, I do kinda wish I had the black one, though it's really just for vanity purposes, but it really doesn't matter much to me - I'm just insanely happy to HAVE it at all. And I'm still at the stage where I baby the camera, so scratches aren't an issue. :)
03/27/2006 01:33:48 PM · #22
Originally posted by Cyndane:

The silver does look a little cheaper, and I'm guessing scratches will show up easier on it.>snip

Funny, Jeff at dcresource assumed that silver would be better than black at not showing scratches.
OK, for a more serious question: anyone have batteries they recommend for the XT? I hear the Canon ones are more expensive, and some third-party ones are actually better.

Message edited by author 2006-03-27 13:35:17.
 03/27/2006 01:59:34 PM · #23
Originally posted by dahved:
OK, for a more serious question: anyone have batteries they recommend for the XT? I hear the Canon ones are more expensive, and some third-party ones are actually better.


I have Canon batteries, and my sister has a third-party (can't recall which). When we were out for the day, we started out with fully charged batteries. She changed batteries about halfway through the day, and I shot the whole day on mine.

There have been several days that I've shot on 1/4 battery charge, and not changed the battery all day. I definitely think that the Canon batteries are worth it. They are a little more expensive, but holding a charge so well is worth it to me.
 03/27/2006 02:06:43 PM · #24
Sterlingtek batteries. You can get 2 of them for $24.99 and they last just as long as the regular Canon ones do (for me at least).
 03/27/2006 02:15:43 PM · #25
I have one that's Canon and one that's called DigiPower that I got at Best Buy. I can't tell the difference. They all suck dry pretty quick if you use the flash or continuous shoot mode or do alot of long exposures. For general purpose shooting, they both last awhile. I've got about 500 clicks on the DigiPower that's in the camera now and it still shows a full charge.

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