I've never cared at all! I have black Leicas, silver Leicas and a Panda
Leica. I have black and silver lenses. I use any and all depending on
what I need. I never, ever even notice the color except when people ask me
about my "old" 90/2.0 huge silver lens - one of my favorites.
Tina
On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> You know, in my other world, that of Leica, there is also a lot of angst
> about black bodies and silver lenses or vice versa. I have never cared; my
> M8 is black, my 50mm Summilux is silver. In the past I have had silver
> bodies with black lenses, too. Couldn't tell any difference ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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>
> YNWA
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 24, 2012, at 6:46 PM, Jan Steinman wrote:
>
> >> From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> Can I tell you all fetishists a little secret?
> >>
> >> The picture-taking performance of a lens is totally unaffected by the
> color of its exterior.
> >
> > That's rather objective of you, Nathan.
> >
> > But from a subjective point-of-view, it may be true that a
> photographer's picture-taking performance may increase based on the colour
> of a lens -- or the colour of the SUV, or the number of pockets in the
> photographer's vest, or, or, or... :-)
> >
> > ----------------
> > :::: If there is a food crisis, then, according to specialist logic, we
> must produce more food more carelessly than ever before. The energy crisis
> has been used, by the same logic, to justify the squandering of fuels. --
> Wendell Berry
> > :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op ::::
> >
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