Comments on: Limited Edition, White Nikon – will we ever see one?

By: Leinad S.

Leinad S. — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:43:24 +0000

As ugly as it can be… My god, isn´t there another option than this overused “Apple-White look”? Boring.

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:03:50 +0000

too many funny people in the world. never gonna happen

By: Ernst

Ernst — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:25:48 +0000

White is the wrong color for a camera. It harms the functionality of the camera as a tool. Ever wonder why everything in serious photography is painted black?

The reason is that the white can actually effect the lighting and appearance of your subject – ESPECIALLY in high-contrast close-ups and macrophotography. It makes studio work a drag, too, especially of highly reflective subjects, where the white camera might become visible.

Canon can get away with it on their long lenses because the subjects are so far away.

Nikon shouldn’t even consider thsi. A camera that messes up the very image it’s trying to capture is big-time FAIL, especially at the high-end, and especially if its for no better reason than to make the camera look flashy.

By: Lamergod

Lamergod — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:17:48 +0000

Looks more like a fashion statement to me

By: MrCupHolder

MrCupHolder — Fri, 22 May 2009 03:48:32 +0000

If I were to buy a D3 I’d be happy to have a camo one. But not any of the others. They just stand out too much. Not that a D3 by itself doesn’t

By: Quash

Quash — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:27:32 +0000

I saw pics (just looked and can’t find now) or a clear body on the new D5000. It allowed you to see all the guts of the camera. Looks awesome. I’d buy that but not a white body.

By: twoomy

twoomy — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:41:57 +0000

I remember those as well! Some graphic artist on DPReview did some amazing work creating those and he was able to kick them out so quickly too. Fun fun fun.

By: RThomas

RThomas — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:25:19 +0000

That made me laugh too, very nice joke!

By: Naba

Naba — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:14:17 +0000

This IS a camouflaged body – for Finnish army. Or heat-resistant one for NASA. Black is for funerals.

By: Zoetmb

Zoetmb — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:32:43 +0000

In the U.S. (and I think now everywhere else as well), white (actually light gray) Nikon glass has been long discontinued and none of the major retailers have any left. It was available for these lenses (all but the first two are also now discontinued in black as well):
70-200 2.8
300 4.0

300 2.8 AF-S D ED-IF II
500 4.0 AF-S D ED-IF II
400 2.8 AF-S D ED-IF II
600 4.0 AF-S D ED IF -2
28-70 2.8 AF-S

Some Nikon lenses are also available in silver (as are some bodies), but not in the U.S. This seems to be a big thing in the UK.

And IMO, the white lenses (actually light grey), looked good. The reason they didn’t sell well in the U.S. is that Nikon didn’t market them properly. They were generally special order, they cost more and they weren’t eligible for rebates. I almost bought the 28-80 2.8 in light gray, but it would have cost me $300 more as at the time, it cost $100 more, there was a $100 Nikon rebate and BH was offering a $100 show discount, but none of the discounts applied to the white version.

As far as bodies go, I don’t think a white body for 40% more makes any sense. But I do think a range of color options (at no incremental cost) might encourage sales, especially at the lower end, by making the cameras seem “friendlier” and distinctive.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:23:42 +0000

I would like mine in hot pink please zebra stripes please… (^_^)

By: CV

CV — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:22:12 +0000

Well, P&S cameras are already available in colors, so with dSLRs becoming cheaper I wouldn’t be suprised with all the crappy colors.

By: Ennan

Ennan — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:19:46 +0000

yep – it’s true. It was designed so that Nikonians could move freely through the Canon users camp undetected. Then, when they let their guard down the loyal Nikonian could slit their throats, break their gaudy “L” glass and urinate on their pentaprisms.

Many Canon users died when it was first introduced.

Seriously though it is true, you can get white Nikon glass. Ugly as sin.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:09:12 +0000

This is hilarious!!! But reality check, color DSLR bodies are coming out! Check out the Sony Alpha 330 in “lovely” chocolate brown!

http://a.img-dpreview.com/news/0905/Sony/cameras/A330/A330_brown1.jpg

Be afraid, be VERY afraid!

By: BrianO

BrianO — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:03:22 +0000

I’ve never seen or heard of this, really?

By: Fried Toast

Fried Toast — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:44:35 +0000

I think white 70-200’s are pretty easy to come by (at least here in Japan that seems to be the case).

By: Fried Toast

Fried Toast — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:43:15 +0000

There were more. I remember seeing these quite some time ago. There was an Iron Man, a Hulk and one more (Spider-Man I think).

By: Fried Toast

Fried Toast — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:41:59 +0000

Got a LOL outta me, too

By: DX Primes!

DX Primes! — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:02:29 +0000

That is truly hideous.

By: Dark marine blue.

Dark marine blue. — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:50:38 +0000

I do not like the black color in general so black cameras are not much to my liking. However, this white camera is plain ugly. I suggest a darkish marine blue instead of black would be, for me at least, much better. Or a darkish green is also another suggestion. But white like that, certainly not!!