Capturing the elusive DCM

jdogric12 · Post by **jdogric12** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:34 am

Curious to see how many different shades we can get here, now that some more are shipping.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:55 am

You won't get a whole lot of varuiation, except with lighting, etc., in the pictures.

Actual instruemnts I've seen are quite consistent.

That sucker above has tons of yellow in the color balance. Late afternoon sunlight?

jdogric12 · Post by **jdogric12** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:58 am

Bingo! About 5:15pm... sunset at 5:30.

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:13 am

Jason. That is a work of art!

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:24 am

Paul makes a good point. It's the photos that are different, not the instruments.
Only one photo posted (I think it was John's, on the sofa) was close to the real color.

squid · Post by **squid** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:43 am

I think Jason was talking about the complexity in the paint itself. It's a colour that seems to change hue dramatically depending on how the light hits it. It's almost chameleon-like. Black one moment, red the next.

jdogric12 · Post by **jdogric12** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:45 am

"photos that are different, not the instruments"

That was my original intent. I just didn't phrase it clearly. After all, technically nothing is the "real" color, we're just seeing how it reflects light with the given conditions.

eric_b · Post by **eric_b** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:58 am

If the paint could talk,I imagine it would be saying "Hmmm,what color shall I be today?"

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:41 pm

I'll finally be able to see what mine looks like on Saturday.

tennis_nick · Post by **tennis_nick** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:11 pm

Did you all just give up on this thread?

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:43 pm

Some of us are still waiting to receive our DCMs (I'm hoping my 660 will be coming in within the next few weeks).

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:18 pm

OK--new kid question here. What's DCM stand for?

Jim

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:26 pm

Dark Cherry Metallic

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:54 pm

Didn't Come Monday!

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:07 pm

I have to admit when I first saw the abbreviation it took me a few seconds to realize that "DCM" was not Roman numerals for "75."