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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve C" data-source="post: 1275509" data-attributes="member: 56622">Owen, Mine is what I would describe as a very nearly black, charcoal gray.  And you're right, shouldn't be a mystery.  The "mystery" aspect came from Cameraland NY's desire to attempt to get a reasonably unbiased cross section of opinion about the optics of the glass and try to stay away from the political, cultural, price range, this manufacturer vs that one sort of wild speculation that people get into.  Seems to me valid.  It was like a bunch of little kids waiting for christmas wanting to know what their present was going to be in advance over at the campfire.  That in itself was interesting. Human nature is speculative I guess, so the unbiased test may well be an impossible dream.As far as I know this is the Promaster Infinity Elite ELX.  Why they didn't change the Infinity Elite part of the name I don't know.  People googling for this without using the ELX in the search parameters  will confuse themselves.  However, as you point out there is some discrepancy in the color of the Prostar glass and this one.  This guy also has brass colored metal trim rather than the silvery metal shown on the Prostar.  Does that mean there are two different outfits marketing the same glass?  Or almost the same glass? Beats me.  When I see the name on this will I have wished I kept quiet about the Prostar?  It is what it is  and I guess we'll all find out soon enough.  Heck, call Cameraland NY, maybe they'll sell and tell.</blockquote>

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