12 Mar

White Nikon Lenses

Posted by mike under enart.hubeidaxue.com

  • Just wondering why nowhere seems to sell the white (i think Nikon maybe calls them grey) Nikkor lenses anymore. :confused:

    Have they been discontinued ? :(

    The real advantage of the white colour was to prevent the lens getting hot in the sun was it not ? Seems like a good idea, but i suppose Nikon must have had a valid reason for not making them (if that is the case ?)

    Anyway, if anyone knows anything about the whereabouts of all the white Nikon lenses (particuly the 70-200) :thumbup:


  • I ordered my 70-200VR directly from Nikon (I was a Ritz employee) and they told me the white one would be tough to get. I wanted one at the time and I think if Nikon tol me that you will have a tough time getting one.

    What are prices like ordering straight from Nikon ?

    Lenscoat?

    Good idea, i'll have to see what fancy effects they do. There should be a little 'Pimp My Lens' section on photography shop websites with all sorts of accessory like this ! :mrgreen:

    You're not thinking practically. Sure a white lens may look cool now, but when you're trying to stalk a girl at night while wearing a ninja costume, the white lens will give away your position.

    :lol: What an obvious point to miss ! ;)


  • I ordered my 70-200VR directly from Nikon (I was a Ritz employee) and they told me the white one would be tough to get. I wanted one at the time and I think if Nikon tol me that you will have a tough time getting one.


  • get black..and paint em white...or pink...or orange...or teal...

    can you paint? ahah


  • I've seen a few go up on ebay and they end up selling for a few hundred more than their black counterparts. I personally don't think white paint is worth $300, but apparently some people want themselves and their $3k body and lens to catch as much attention as possible. It'll just look that much nicer to a thief imo.


  • I would buy a used, cheap lens to try some paint out on before making the jump to painting an expensive lens. I'm sure you could find a used, crappy lens for like, $100 or less and that would be worth it if it meant saving yourself a thousand plus in damages. It's your call though. If you do paint a lens, or if anyone does, totally throw up some pictures. I'd like a good laugh.


  • interestingly many Canon users really dislike the white lenses, whereas many Nikonians would like to have them white ;)

    I like them white though.

    Yeah ! It's funny that. I think white looks nice (but i am partial to white things), but then again black looks pretty suave. Don't know really !! Mind you, i wouldn't turn down a new lens whatever the colour :mrgreen:

    What would be really cool would be a white camera body with a white lens!!

    Yep, too right ! :lovey:


  • I've seen them on the B&H site, they might have been imported though.


  • Thank you all for the replies.

    Just to defend myself, the reason for not checking B&H first was because i'm from the UK (you might have wondered why i failed to see them there !) :)

    Hmm, wonder why they're all import models though. Oh well, the only thing that attracts me to the white coloured ones is the aesthetics, no practical reason hehe ! :D

    No white lenses for us nikon users for the time being then :'(


  • Hehe don't worry, i don't think i'd use poster paint :D

    Properly done it would be amazing, but a pricey process i'd bet. If you do ever bite the bullet and decided to give any of your glass a makeover, do post pics ;)

    Can't find any pics offhand, but aparently somebody has a white 1Ds body :drool:


  • I did have a fella who saw me setup with a D1X and a 400 3.5 ask me "OMG, is that a Cannon?" I told him no, just my heavy artillery.

    :lol:

    Besides, why in God's green earth would I want anyone to think my D3 is a Canon?

    Lucky for some ! :drool::D


  • The idea behind Nikkor white was to reduce heat absorption. They didn't sell. Then a case manufacturer tested gadget bag colors and found black cases didn't heat up and faster than other colors in there line. Pelican also tested black/gray and also found no significant difference. Besides, why in God's green earth would I want anyone to think my D3 is a Canon? Can't think of reason one! I did have a fella who saw me setup with a D1X and a 400 3.5 ask me "OMG, is that a Cannon?" I told him no, just my heavy artillery.


  • Lenscoat?


  • I personally wouldnt own any equipment that is white. Im out in the woods and, such. So it would be black or whatever color soon enough. That and I would have to spend more time dusting off for appearances than shooting.


  • Any color you want... apparently. (http://www.naturescapes.net/store/product.php?productid=186&cat=38&bestseller)


  • Well I was a Ritz camera employe at the time so I got a nice discount I paid I think $1100 for the 70-200VR 2.8. Nikon and most other manufacturers for that matter will not sell to the general public. They do not want to undercut their distributors.

    $1100 wow :confused: That's an amazing price. Shops over here generally ask £1100 - £1300 (which i believe is about $2100 - $2500) :(


  • What would be really cool would be a white camera body with a white lens!!
    My fiance wants this very same camera, whatever it is.


  • My fiance wants this very same camera, whatever it is.

    I think this is the closest you'll get :-P

    http://www.global-dvc.org/images/Canon%20XL2.jpg


  • You're not thinking practically. Sure a white lens may look cool now, but when you're trying to stalk a girl at night while wearing a ninja costume, the white lens will give away your position.


  • ....about the whereabouts of all the white Nikon lenses (particuly the 70-200) :thumbup:

    ahhh, yet another wannabe canon-user ;)


  • As much as i'd love the bragging rights and appeal of having a pink lens, i just don't think i could stomach taking the poster paints to a nice new 70-200 :D

    If i ever get one (which is a huge 'if' !) it would probably the most expensive single piece of photography equipment i'd own :confused: and i can't help thinking that i'd live to regret painting it pink ;):lol:

    I wouldn't use poster paints either. Someone who does that should be shot.
    Automotive paint, I meant. Sanded, prepped properly...you'd have a very impressive lens.

    It would be hard though, without taking it apart...then you'll never get it back together...and Canon is not likely to do the repairs...
    I'd love a pink "L"


  • ahhh, yet another wannabe canon-user ;)

    :blushing: I only went and forgot to check Nikon did white lenses before i shelled out for the body ! :lol:


  • ahhh, yet another wannabe canon-user ;)

    interestingly many Canon users really dislike the white lenses, whereas many Nikonians would like to have them white ;)

    I like them white though.


  • I think it is cool ... i would not like pink though ;)


  • As much as i'd love the bragging rights and appeal of having a pink lens, i just don't think i could stomach taking the poster paints to a nice new 70-200 :D

    If i ever get one (which is a huge 'if' !) it would probably the most expensive single piece of photography equipment i'd own :confused: and i can't help thinking that i'd live to regret painting it pink ;):lol:


  • interestingly many Canon users really dislike the white lenses, whereas many Nikonians would like to have them white ;)

    I like them white though.

    I have the black Sigma 70-200 2.8 for my camera, but I suppose if I had a 70-200 2.8 IS (Canon) I'd sure love white!


  • You're not thinking practically. Sure a white lens may look cool now, but when you're trying to stalk a girl at night while wearing a ninja costume, the white lens will give away your position.
    HAHA:lol:

    Yea that is a dead giveaway!


  • The only ones I've seen of late have been on back-order, or they've been out of stock imports. Good luck finding one.


  • White lenses just make you a target

    I personally would rather see the show than be the show. ;)


  • I'm a canon user with a White 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS lens...The lens is beautiful don't get me wrong...but it is hard to "blend in" at an event with a camera lens that is white. When at a wedding everyone sees you no matter what, when I have my black lens it's a little less inconspicuous. It's really a love hate relationship with the white lens.


  • What would be really cool would be a white camera body with a white lens!!

    If I can find the picture I will post it. It was a Rebel if I remember correctly.


  • I've seen a few on bhphotovideo.com


  • What are prices like ordering straight from Nikon ?
    ;)

    Well I was a Ritz camera employe at the time so I got a nice discount I paid I think $1100 for the 70-200VR 2.8. Nikon and most other manufacturers for that matter will not sell to the general public. They do not want to undercut their distributors.


  • What would be really cool would be a white camera body with a white lens!!







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