Black or Chrome?

[Rick A]

What ever color it comes in, so long as it does what is expected of it.
Be they yellow-black-or white, they are precious in my sight--Ricky loves the little cameras of the world!
(sung to the tune of Jesus loves the little children)

Rick

[Steve Smith]

I used to prefer all black until I got a chrome spotmatic. The Nikon F looks nice in chrome too.

Actually, my Minolta XE-1 is both. A chrome top with a black prism cover. The US designated XE-7 is an all black version of the same camera.


Steve.

[Nikon Collector]

I've always prefoerred the black, though I own both. My favorite is a Black Nikkormat EL. There must be a reason that starting with the F3 I think all "pro" Nikons are black.

[Ektagraphic]

I use to like chrome but there is now just something that I like with black cameras. Love my Nikkormat FTn in black!

[Sirius Glass]

I voted for black because I usually like that on 35m cameras. On the other hand I like black and black & chrome for Hasselblads and I mix parts of both.

Steve

[Vincent Brady (TEX)]

I have a black and a chrome Olympus OM4Ti, but if I was knocked down I would prefer people to find the black version in my camera bag.

I should also add that when TV's had the chrome finish I refused to buy a new one.

[Micky]

has a black paint m4 and now i've got a black chorme m7. i prefer the black paint over the chrome black.

[Mike1234]

Chrome... it wears better and reflects the heat.

[wblynch]

Chrome - because they don't make it anymore (well, except for $5,000 Leicas)

[eddym]

Black, of course! Everybody knows that black is better! That's why the pros use them??

What are we talking about, anyway? Mag wheels on cars?