I don't consider a camera or a lens a fashion accessory, I see it as a photo/artistic tool. But that's just me...

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Which is why after drooling over the silver one, I jumped for the black... It seemed more subtle and "down to business."

I do however suffer from being artistic and obsessive compulsive. Forgive me for wanting things to match, or at least look good together.

Conditions and artistic freedom aside, consider this scenario:

You go to the store, try on a bunch of shoes..... you find a pair that fits perfect and meets all your needs. It comes in two colors, and both colors are the same price. You like both colors, however, you've had your eyes on a pair of laces that allow you to fly like superman. They only come in one specific color... Are you telling me you wouldn't make sure the shoes you bought were gonna look good with the laces you want? After all, your going to be flying around like superman for everyone to see while wearing them. Get real, you would definitely make sure they matched.

I mean I could say: I don't think of shoes as a fashion accessory, I just see them as a tool to keep my feet safe from environmental hazards while I fly around with my magic shoelaces. But that's just me...

But that would make me seem like I was looking down on you for wanting your shoes to match... Even more, it may seem like I thought you had merely chosen those laces because you liked the color of the shoes that matched them... Never mind the fact that you actually really wanted the laces because they allowed you to fly around like superman!

Is there something wrong with wanting my camera to match a lens I really want to buy in the future? I suppose I should force myself to pick the ugliest combination I can think of so no one criticizes me for it... But wait, then someone else would come along and criticize my fashion sense or my artistic ability... Since I can't win, I should just go ahead and kill myself now before anyone else doesn't like what I'm doing.

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ryanlogic:been thinking the same thing...still haven't bought the em-5 though i really want one.Mulling it over and over... Ofcourse its unavailable everywhere! Black or silver? Though the lenses i think will look fine on either. Confused.. buy or not to buy

I have a black omd and the silver Olympus 45mm . I ended up taking off the black front trim piece from my 14-42mm kit lens and putting it on the 45. I think it looks less weird now.

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Ryan,

May not be an issue moving forward. Check out thread

Photokina Rumor: Black Versions of 45mm f1.8 and 12mm f2.0 Lenses

Regards,

Jim

I was really glad to read this. Whether I stick with my black Panny bodies or switch to the E-M5 (or later body) at some point, I prefer to have black lenses. In particular, the silver plastic bothers me.

Really, though, the lack of matching between Oly's silver bodies and lenses bugs me. I understand plastic vs. metal, but even the plastics haven't matched each other.

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Minolta MD 50mm f/1.4, 85mm f/2, 135mm f/2.8

Yea I read that yesterday too! I'm hoping they do because by that time I will probably be getting a new lens.

I like the metal Olympus 12mm but the plastic 45mm is pretty ugly (it is plastic right?)

I'm assuming the 75 will be metal. at that price it should be... Does anyone know?

If Olympus made a selection of primes that were completely metal, and black....that had that snap back manual focus ring like the 12mm.... I'd probably go into debt buying them all.

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