To each his own I guess. I think the brassing is very ugly looking on black bodies and the non-brassed black cameras are stunning looking. Hence a huge premium for the true mint black bodies from me and I don't think I am alone in that assessment. The worn black cameras do absolutely nothing for me, I want them with like new finish or I don't want them at all.
I never stated I wanted them BECAUSE they are rare or professional. I like them purely for "looks" too but if theyre worn/brassed the looks aint there so they are worthless to me in that respect. The rarity is the rarity. It affects the price whether you care about rarity or not. JCO -----Original Message----- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 10:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: My new black MX --- "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Huh? the black ones DON'T age as gracefully and as > such, are extremely rare in true mint condition. That, combined with > the fact they are often ( but not always ) the rarer color version to > begin with combined with the fact they are better looking than chrome > (when mint) makes them often quite valuable. If the black was durable > or aged gracefully, there would not be such a premium for the > true mint black cameras that there is. I never sought a black camera because I thought it looked "professional" or was "rare" or "more unobtrusive", or anything like that. I just like the way a fine black laquer paint job looks and feels, and I like they way they look when they get a bit older and have wear marks from handling. My Nikon FMs were like that ... I bought both of them used, and used them for 19 years. Where the black was gone was where my fingers had carried it away. The dings and dents, scratches and marks gave them an individual personality that was appealing. Godfrey __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
