Anyone buying the silver E-M1 Mark II?

[memzinla]

It looks sooooo nice!!! If it was 1k I'd buy it now. haha

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E-M1 Mark II 鈦銀｜OM-D 限量版 by 里卡豆 Ricardo, on Flickr

 

[ijm5012]

The best looking "silver" OM-D of recent times was the Titanium edition E-M5 II. That was a good looking camera.

 

[RichardC]

I've got the Silver Mk1 - I hardly used it since I got the Mk2 but I am sort of attached to it. Prefer the finish - anyway - I got silver because all the rival brands were black.

 

[ijm5012]

FWIW, I think the Mk. II looks better in silver than the Mk. I did.

 

[comment23]

FWIW, I think the Mk. II looks better in silver than the Mk. I did.

Dials and more of the back plate remaining black makes a big difference IMHO.

 

[memzinla]

FWIW, I think the Mk. II looks better in silver than the Mk. I did.

Me too!! I didn’t really like the mark 1 in silver.

 

[wjiang]

Don't worry they'll probably re-release the silver models towards EOL like they did with all of their other 'limited edition' stuff (black versions of their primes, etc).

 

[Sniksekk]

I’v never liked the silver version of em1, and still don’t get it with this version either.
But I see that a lot of people love it, so I guess I am the grumpy old one.

 

[The Grumpy Snapper]

Whichever finish is cheapest, they're supposed to be tools, not fashion accessories.

 

[davidzvi]

I have a silver X70, other than that make mine black please.

The best looking "silver" OM-D of recent times was the Titanium edition E-M5 II. That was a good looking camera.

I will admit the Titanium and Graphite versions are attractive.

 

[rich.smith]

Love the silver versions. I have the silver E-M1.1 and E-P5 and had the silver E-M10. Look good with both black and silver lenses.

 

[wjiang]

I really like the look of the silver bodies (the original E-M1 aside - that had too much silver), but the pragmatist in me would never buy one new. The problem is that all modern silver finishes are not bare machined metal, but just paint or some other form of coating. As soon as the thing is used the coating starts coming off in the corners and wherever it gets bumped and looks kind of terrible, not the look of worn metal at all. Somehow the look of black finish wearing down to bare metal manages to look better in my eyes.

 

[retiredfromlife]

I agree the wearing silver coating of today do not equal the brassing as it was sometimes called in older cameras

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[Johnny The Greek]

The black dials on silver body look like something you'd find on a toy camera. I prefer the look of the silver mk. I or as somebody else said, the E-P5.

 

[pdk42]

Totally agree with @wjiang . Oly silver cameras are just painted and don't stand the test of time as well as the black versions (which are also painted). On top of that, I personally think they look cheap!

 

[drd1135]

I agree the wearing silver coating of today do not equal the brassing as it was sometimes called in older cameras

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You actually need brass to get that look. I wonder if folks would pay for some brass cladding.

 

[retiredfromlife]

You actually need brass to get that look. I wonder if folks would pay for some brass cladding.

Sounds like an opportunity for the next PenF

 

[LilSebastian]

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The silver on my E-M10 II looks as good now as the day I bought it over two years ago. It also matches my 25 and 17 primes perfectly while still looking the part with a black 12-40. I smile every time I see my camera!

 

[ac12]

The finish of the chrome plated film cameras lasted longer because it was chrome. Rather than wearing through, the matt finish just got polished smooth.

The black as in @retiredfromlife picture is black "paint" on brass. And paint wears a lot easier and faster than chrome. Although I think/thought Leica used black chrome on some of their cameras.

Black plastic looks like . . . black plastic. More durable than black paint, but still plastic.

 

[drd1135]

Sounds like an opportunity for the next PenF

Pentax had a digital compact, the MX1, that had actual brass.
Pentax MX-1 Review