Black or chrome?

Black or chrome?

  • Black

    Votes: 475 53.3%

  • Chrome

    Votes: 269 30.2%

  • I'll stick to film

    Votes: 148 16.6%
  • Total voters
    892
Color Madness

Color Madness

...My artist friend (painter and muralist, knows zip about cameras) saw my M8 over the weekend and was fascinated by its "minimalist bauhaus look"...

Unquestionably, a beautiful set-up! I have on order a new Silver/Chrome M8 simply because of the more retro look of this old classic design. Like’ many other members, I’ll order a Luigi case to extend that appeal. No doubt, this camera body begs to be unique in the flood of more high tech designs from Japan. Who knows, perhaps I’ll even give the skin a different look. It’s fun, it’s personal and above all, it’s a passion we all seem to share.:rolleyes:
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I dont think it matters a f*rt on that ole' M8 heap, that thing will be out of firmware upgrades and faulty battery chargers let alone out of fashion when the next chip comes along. I think its hilarious that half of you would spend five grand on it and then stick voigtlander lenses on it. Id've thought that the image was what you were after, not the look of the toy..

The chrome is considerably heavier brass construction the black is lighter made of some alloy. The brass dampens the mechanism down a little bit -audibly and vibrational, especially noticeable on the M6 and MP. That M8 sound like cracking sticks in a bag followed by a wheeze.

Good luck to ye all in two years the thing is replced by the next hiccup cough and a f*rt..
 
I love the way the chrome looks (and I like attention! haha) however if possible I'd want a black one as well so when I get the urge (and cajones) to do some street photography I could do so with more ease
 
jbf said:
Personally I like the way chrome lenses look on black bodies. Must just be me. Hehe.
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Can someone post pictures of chrome lenses on black bodies? Maybe a huge chrome lens?
 
What's a Leica. And, I love my little black Olympus EC I just scored on the internet. Its quite well done in black enamel and makes the camera elegant for a $10 auctions score.
 
I now have a crome M8 , though I could have saved £300 on an ex-Leica demo camera . It certainly focused on my reluctance to buy the black ...

Nothing to do with elegance etc - my ASdee is happier in blissfull 50's style !

dee
 
i have black M8 body.
i think an old used black M3 looks very nice, an old used chrome M3 looks like broken.
Although i prefer chrome lenses.

But i guess, black or chrome, they all make pictures. :cool:
 
Well I didn't vote becasue you don't have the choice that fits me. Which would be BOTH.
Which one do I use more? Right now that would be the chrome one as there is a glare in the RF patch on the black one and I'm getting ready to send it in for repair.
When the black returns it will be used more then the chrome until the shot count comes closer to the chrome. Then I'll switch between the 2.
 
Not exactly on topic but I recently got a Panasonic L1. Apart from being much cheaper than the Leica equivalent (dare I say Leica "copy") my view is that this camera at least looks much nicer in black than the Leica one does in chrome. As for Leica M bodies they both look great. Balck or chrome, I would not baulk at buying either - mind you in the case of the M8 I might baulk at the price.
 
usayit said:
The black demo that I saw didn't wear very well. Certainly would go black if it were paint instead.
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I would concur with this. My black M8 has definite signs of wear after a year of use. On the right side of the top along the edge where my hand rubs against the camera there are signs of the black finish rubbing away. Eventually the underlying metal is going to show through. Similarly it's relatively easy to mark the black finish.

No such experiences with the chrome M8.
 
beware, black & chrome lenses are optically different.



chrome lenses are usually better








black ones are of lesser quality.







just kidding.
 
You may not be "just kidding". I have five (5) Leica lenses, 3 Black and 5 Chrome. The 3 black ones all have focus shifts, between 8mm and 35 mm when tested wide open at very close range. The chrome ones are both dead on, so the thought has crossed my mind that chromed lenses are better made.
 
I held an M8 in my hands yesterday for the first time. Compared to the M7, it felt bulky and awkward. IMO, Leica should have built in a modest grip similar to that of the Hexar RF. I voted for sticking with film - for now.

Harry
 
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