On 26 Sep 2007, at 3:22 PM, Steve Parrott wrote:

> To go off on a totally useless course, am I the only one who thinks  
> all the current DSLRs are UGLY? Especially the larger cameras such  
> as the 1D series. Do these cameras HAVE to look the way they do? To  
> my eye, the Hasselblad H series cameras are a beautiful design, or  
> at least a step in the right direction. I know they are medium  
> format based which dictates their shape to an extent, but still, it  
> seems to me Canon could do a ground up redesign of the 1D cameras  
> to something totally modern, sleek, and ergonomic. After all, we  
> base so many purchases based on LOOKS... cars, homes, clothes..  
> wives and husbands :-)   Can you imagine how Canon could absolutely  
> deal a death blow to other manufacturers if they came out with a  
> TOTALLY NEW camera design, even possibly with a carbon fiber outer  
> casing, or perhaps a dark titanium colored body with burgundy  
> leather accents, or maybe some elegant brushed silver lenses,  
> or, .... or ....  just think of the possibilities! WHY do we have  
> to always have these black brick eyesores put in front of us? Sure,  
> the final photo is what REALLY counts, but come on, ya know it  
> would also be great to have a KILLER LOOKING piece of equipment  
> with which to take those photos!
>
> Just rambling thoughts on a rainy day. :-)
>
> Steve

Maybe if Apple bought Canon, they'd start with see-thru bodies!

Roger
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