I'm having the most petty debate with myself here. I have a white and a red GF2 in front of me and I can't decide which one to keep I think I would prefer the red, but it seems a bit flashy and noticeable. Anyone here with a red GF1/2 that could provide some input?
wearing red is sexy ... and I recommend to gift a pair of cute red shoes for your wife - fitting to the red of the camera.
I've got a red GF1 and don't find the rather subdued metallic colour in the least bit flashy. Mind you, most of my house is covered by a red carpet so perhaps I'm biased. The camera is too small to be particularly noticeable to anyone else. If it had a red lens in front of it, the position might be different. I don't think I could ever purchase a white camera though, but colour is very personal. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks - go with the way that you feel.
Either one is better than black, IMO. M4/3 is supposed to be fun, am I wrong? Go with the one YOU like most.
I think the GF2 red is quite different from the GF1, I have the GF1 in red and find it very subdued (wine red) rather than the much brighter/bolder red on the GF2. Black is boring, silver is boring, White (somewhat objective!!). Blue in the same subdued effect as the GF1 would look nice too.
I have a red gf1 exactly like the one pictured above and I don't find it flashy at all. I didn't want red but it was significantly cheaper than black when I got it and I haven't mided it in the least. Nobody has ever said anything to me about it, so I guess its not TOO noticeable. If the red is similar, I'd say its less flashy than white. If its a really bright red, I don't know. Its all just personal taste anyway - what do YOU like? -Ray
It's the same as this short story from Edgar Allan Poe, "the letter" : sometimes, things are best concealed in plain sight. Ditto for a red µ4:3 - most everybody should think it's an over-sized P&S at first glance and shouldn't give it another thought. Best concealment for a much better camera. Cheers,
I have a E-P1/E-PL1, but I am sufficiently familiar with red and white to offer advice :tongue: Go with the red. You like it, and it actually makes your camera less noticeable. Folks, especially official folks, get nervous with big black cameras, but a little red one? How serious can that be?
Partial to blue myself. These things are supposed to be fun. I'm so tired of black cameras...professional my ***...live it up, you only get one go at it. Kevin
I have the red one and got it so people would think it's a p&s. And I've never had a red camera before. It's beautiful.
I envy your red GF2. I've been considering picking one up myself to have a second mu-43 body, but I'm torn between that and a red GF1. Or another pink GF1.
I agree, and so is photography (of course). I used to visit a UK Pentax forum where there was much sarcasm when the K-x was produced in various colours. It was as if a camera had to be black for the photographer to be taken seriously. What miseries! (Blue G1, red GF1, partner soon to buy red G2!)
Actually a white camera would have the lowest noise because the white body reflects a lot more heat from the internal electronics on a hot day, as opposed to a black camera. (If I remember my university engineering correctly, a bare aluminum heat sink, when painted black, absorbs twice as much heat than an unpainted one (black body radiation theory)). But I like red myself : )
I honestly do NOT need it, but I am so sorely tempted by the red EPL-2, so my vote is for red. If I get it, it's your fault ;-) And I was truly sad that that pink GF-1 was not sold in the U.S.
