Sexier (to the public) Leica MP... Chrome or Black Paint?

[PKR]

Why do you want to know?

 

[Roger Warren]

I don't hear from others that my Black MP is beautiful; only how cool it is that I'm using an "old" camera. I think I'll just start agreeing with everyone that it's an old ass camera, and I'm a dinosaur. Because, who in their right mind would continue making film cameras, when digital is clearly the better.🙂

 

[maddoc]

I once had a silver-chrome MP. Nobody admired it. I sold it.

 

[kshapero]

I am the sexiest man at parties that I never attend.

 

[Jamie Pillers]

The Barnacks are the real 'babe magnets'!

 

[Vincent.G]

Chrome attracts attention because it screams "I'm a classic!".

 

[Archiver]

Has to be chrome. Only time that I've had a young woman stop their car on the road and tell me that they like my camera. They were NOT stopping to look at me.

Note to self: wear chrome M7 around neck all the time. 😀

 

[Neare]

Black edition gives you +0 sexy points.
Chrome edition gives you +5 sexy points.
Hermes edition gives you +20 sexy points.
Titanium edition gives you +42 sexy points.

Price increase parallel to amount of sexiness obtained.
No money back guarantee. Results may vary.

 

[Asim]

I just posted this for fun. I personally think the black paint is the sexiest. I also love cameras to be black. But perhaps real chrome cameras looks sexier than black painted ones. modern chrome ones that are actually made out of plastic are the ugliest.

 

[Roger Warren]

I just posted this for fun. I personally think the black paint is the sexiest. I also love cameras to be black. But perhaps real chrome cameras looks sexier than black painted ones. modern chrome ones that are actually made out of plastic are the ugliest.

I've got a Bessa R and it's ugly

 

[andersju]

The question isn't 'which do you think is sexier'

but rather 'which do you think the public thinks is sexier?' Or in other words, 'which do you think is more fascinating, intriguing, beautiful, elegant, etc to the average Joe/Jane'

And why do you think this?

If it's attention you seek, I'd suggest a TLR instead. In my experience, having used Leicas (both chrome and black) and a Rolleiflex in several countries, the Rollei gets loads more comments/stares and frequently makes people (of both sexes, young and old! 🙂) strike up a conversation.

Not sure about the sexiness but people definitely seem to find it more intriguing. Which, as a bonus, appears to make me seem less suspicious when I take their picture...

 

[Traut]

Seal says Heidi likes his M9P chrome better than the black or titanium.

 

[secksthoi]

If it's attention you seek, I'd suggest a TLR instead. In my experience, having used Leicas (both chrome and black) and a Rolleiflex in several countries, the Rollei gets loads more comments/stares and frequently makes people (of both sexes, young and old! 🙂) strike up a conversation.

Not sure about the sexiness but people definitely seem to find it more intriguing. Which, as a bonus, appears to make me seem less suspicious when I take their picture...

I agree with that. I rarely ever brought out my TLR onto street shoots, but waist levels even like my chrome Hasselblad brings on interest.

 

[Steve Bellayr]

The general public has absolutely no concept of cameras, film or digital! I once showed an M6 (it could just as well have been a Nikon D3) to an average public person. He held it at arms length and inquired where is the screen for me to see th picture. Deal with it! Joe/Jane public is fixated on the simpliest and cheapest camera possible. Photography for them is still in the mystical arena.

 

[jsrockit]

It's funny how, depending on one's location, how one views the general public and its collective knowledge on cameras. It seems the big citys have the more camera savy public... but it could just be because there are just more people.

 

[ruby.monkey]

A Lubitel 166 will draw attention from pretty young ladies. M-mount Leicas only attract old hairy men.

 

[Peter S]

When I walk or bike over the canals in Amsterdam girls very often look at my steel gray M9 and sometimes we even have a nice little chat about it. This never happened with my M6, so it must be the color.

I am very happily married, but damn could they not have produced a M9 15 years ago 🙂, that I could not have afforded it way back then we simply overlook.

 

[Damaso]

I would imagine the chrome has more Bling appeal to the average lay person...

 

[fates]

The Most Interesting Photographer in the World:

"I don't always shoot film, but when I do - I prefer Tri-X."

Fixed that for you. 😉

 

[hlockwood]

Now this post is purely about fashion, looks, style, vanity, etc.

Which do you think looks sexier to the average non-photographer? A black paint Leica MP or a Chrome Leica MP.

The question isn't 'which do you think is sexier'

but rather 'which do you think the public thinks is sexier?' Or in other words, 'which do you think is more fascinating, intriguing, beautiful, elegant, etc to the average Joe/Jane'

And why do you think this?

The correct answer is both. To look truly sexy you need one around your neck and the other hanging off your shoulder.

Harry