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by kingsleyopara 289 days ago
Surprising there’s no matte-black iPhone 17 Pro - dark, low-reflectance finishes are standard in pro video kit because they minimise specular reflections and stray highlights; keeping a shiny silver finish and skipping a subdued matte black feels like a strange choice and undercuts the “Pro” claim.
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The blue is pretty subdued. I guess we'll see how reflective the finish on the aluminum winds up being...
Yep, their non matte black finishes reflect inside even the prosumer Elegato Teleprompter.
put a case on it?
Some people don't use cases