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Re: Camera Body Color
Old 11-20-2006, 10:50 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Zipper7 View Post
Most lenses are painted white so that they don't absorb as much thermal heat from the sun (radiant heat) and expand, hence affecting the distance between the internal elements within the lens itself.

Other than Canon's L series lens which are often white, I haven't seen any other white lens from any other manufacturers. So why do you say "most lenses are painted white"?

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