I seem to be getting light in my camera...

[simpo two]

... any ideas chaps?

www.angelfire.com/folk/photostation/d70/

(bollox, tried to embed pic but just got Angelfire advert)

[rico]

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Is that a special edition D70? I want one! pah... already got a black one...

[Mad Dave]

Thats pretty cool actually - I still think I prefer my black one, but its cool nonetheless.

[nighthawk]

Blimey, and you thought the 300D looked like a toy

[Mad Dave]

Thats exactly the reason I prefer my black D70 - it's supposed to be a semi-professional bit of kit, not a...a.....a........compact

[parrot of doom]

I can't imagine that plastic being stronger than the black variety. I bet if you dropped that it would break.

[simpo two]

Let me put your worries aside by saying that it was for an exhibition, not real use.

[Frik]

parrot of doom said:

I can't imagine that plastic being stronger than the black variety. I bet if you dropped that it would break.

Why so?

[parrot of doom]

Translucent or clear plastic is nearly always weaker than black plastic. Don't ask me why, I don't quite get the technical part of it, but I've always found that to be the case.

[-DeaDLocK-]

parrot of doom said:

Translucent or clear plastic is nearly always weaker than black plastic. Don't ask me why, I don't quite get the technical part of it, but I've always found that to be the case.

Hmmm...

Maybe it's simply because you've drawn up an association where you think that all gizmos that are covered in clear plastic (like tackly mobile phone covers or cheap MP3 players) have bad build quality.

The D70 was designed with build and ergonomics in mind, and does not need a funky clear cover as a selling point.

I'd hazard a guess to say that there is no technical reason whatsoever behind why clear plastic is worse than opaque plastic - it's simply a case of your initial association because most clear plastic devices are pretty cheap and place more emphasis on street-cred than build quality.

Just a question: if the D70 were offered in a bright flourescent red instead of black, what would your very first initial impressions of it be?

My point exactly.

D

[simpo two]

simpo two said:

Let me put your worries aside by saying that it was for an exhibition, not real use.

Gentlemen!