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i love the matt finish on the r4a.
talk about stealthy, this camera finish is way better than taping the few bits of white lettering on a glossy finish camera if you want to remain low key.
and i like how it feels too!
so you may have guessed by now that my r4a showed up and that i really like it.
the r4m finish is a beauty, no doubt, but if i had to choose...
anyway, i remember reading some comments about the matt finish being the only bad thing about the r4a but i don't understand them.
so i was wondering if the r4a owners who don't like the matt finish might pipe in here and talk about it some.
just curious.
joe
talk about stealthy, this camera finish is way better than taping the few bits of white lettering on a glossy finish camera if you want to remain low key.
and i like how it feels too!
so you may have guessed by now that my r4a showed up and that i really like it.
the r4m finish is a beauty, no doubt, but if i had to choose...
anyway, i remember reading some comments about the matt finish being the only bad thing about the r4a but i don't understand them.
so i was wondering if the r4a owners who don't like the matt finish might pipe in here and talk about it some.
just curious.
joe
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
What did Matt ever do to you? 
I like the matte finish, myself. Less glossy. But some like shiny things. It's good to have options!
I like the matte finish, myself. Less glossy. But some like shiny things. It's good to have options!
peter_n
Veteran
Just a personal preference. I don't like the matte on my R4A and I don't like the black paint on an MP. I like just a regular black anodized finish like on Leicas or Nikons or whatever. I don't like "different" I guess.
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i'm surprised that i like it as much as i do.
i'm thinking that grey finish might be very cool as well.
joe
i'm thinking that grey finish might be very cool as well.
joe
Kim Coxon
Moderator
I like Matt, he is my friend. I even still have a nice matt black M3.
Kim
I even still have a nice matt black M3. Kim
iandg
Iggypops
matte finish
matte finish
I agree i think the matte finish is superb looks and feels great,I would say it is the same finish as my R3a but only in gray if you know what i mean.
matte finish
I agree i think the matte finish is superb looks and feels great,I would say it is the same finish as my R3a but only in gray if you know what i mean.
jan normandale
Film is the other way
I'm never too fussed about finish but I do notice and do have preferences. The R4A finish is just fine for me too. So I'm not quite sure if people don't like it or are really stating a prefence for the glossy finish.
That's the extent of my deep thoughts for today!
That's the extent of my deep thoughts for today!
bobkonos
Well-known
I'd like a matte grey finish R4M....'cause I like my matte finish black M3 so much.
oscroft
Veteran
I think it looks and feels great when it's new, but what I really dislike about it is that it sucks up grease marks and starts to look shiny really quickly (like a cheap suit, as I like to describe it). And it's not just temporary grease marks - I've only shot about 20 rolls with mine, and it's already permanently shiny around the corners and where my fingers go.