Chrome vs. Black

The first camera I knew, that my dad bought when I was one, is (I still have it) a Canon VI in black.......

Could you post a picture of your black VI? I'd love to see it. Black Canon rangefinders are just gorgeous.

The 2015 Paris Climate Accords have dictated the phase-out of the manufacture, sale, and use of black-bodied cameras by 2030 since these camera bodies absorb solar radiation and contribute to climate change (aka, global warming). Only silver/chrome/white bodied cameras will be permitted after that. In addition, the agreement contains recommendations for those of us with legacy chrome/silver top and black bottom cameras that, when used during daylight between the hours of 10AM to 2PM local time during winter months and 9AM to 4PM during summer months, they be used only in horizontal/landscape orientation to maximize the reflection of solar radiation back into outer space. Also, during daylight hours, these cameras may only be used in portrait/vertical orientation before 9/10AM and after 2PM/4PM and must be oriented such that the chrome/silver top or bottom plate is facing the direction of the sun, again to maximize the reflection of solar energy back into space. These cameras should not be used at all on cloudy/overcast days since their reflected/radiated energy will be trapped by the cloud cover (i.e., greenhouse effect).

Use of cameras of any color will be permitted during non-daylight hours.

(wink wink)

In days of old, a black body camera with brass showing under the black enamel (due to extensive usage) was considered a badge of honor. Nowadays my latest mirrorless camera is made of composite materials and less metal (to save on weight), and are more like appliances than machinery. Unfortunately, the weight savings is very important to my deteriorating spine. I do have a black body A-1 and a reasonably rare black body Canonet.

 

 

Unfortunately both cameras only use chemical based sensors that need to be replaced every 24 or 36 exposures.

film = chemical based sensors LOL

Interesting I bought my first Canon camera in 1976 one of the early AE-1's this was while in collage after having been into photography in high school for three years (teacher there was a NIKON snob) In college I hung out with the local Pro who was often hired by the college to do things like shoot photos on big Ornithology field trips. And while his Canon bodies were Black I don't remember ever being jealous of his F-1 I was jealous of his 500mm f4.5L lens. I now have owned every Canon body in the FD line but the T-80 and AL-1 and have Black AE-1p, A1, F1N, T-90 that I shoot with. And I have some AE-1 and AE-1p in Chrome. And its still the lenses that get me going.

I like the Canon cameras, too and have several of them and many FD lenses.

On 3/14/2022 at 12:14 AM, danac said:

 

The one to go for was the AE1 Program in black - that was quire rare.

 

On 4/18/2022 at 6:22 PM, gary green said:

The 2015 Paris Climate Accords have dictated the phase-out of the manufacture, sale, and use of black-bodied cameras by 2030 since these camera bodies absorb solar radiation and contribute to climate change (aka, global warming). Only silver/chrome/white bodied cameras will be permitted after that. In addition, the agreement contains recommendations for those of us with legacy chrome/silver top and black bottom cameras that, when used during daylight between the hours of 10AM to 2PM local time during winter months and 9AM to 4PM during summer months, they be used only in horizontal/landscape orientation to maximize the reflection of solar radiation back into outer space. Also, during daylight hours, these cameras may only be used in portrait/vertical orientation before 9/10AM and after 2PM/4PM and must be oriented such that the chrome/silver top or bottom plate is facing the direction of the sun, again to maximize the reflection of solar energy back into space. These cameras should not be used at all on cloudy/overcast days since their reflected/radiated energy will be trapped by the cloud cover (i.e., greenhouse effect).

 

Use of cameras of any color will be permitted during non-daylight hours.

 

(wink wink)

Pure logic. Confused now about my Mamiya C33 Landscape or Portrait ?

10 hours ago, laurencecochrane said:

Pure logic. Confused now about my Mamiya C33 Landscape or Portrait ?

 

 

I think red cameras are fine.  It depends on its emissivity at the appropriate IR wavelengths.

To be sure, you should measure the reflectance spectrum around 15µm.