Originally posted by Mikesul I cannot really afford it but I do have the cash at hand.
Just to play the devil's advocate...if you can't really afford it, why torture yourself over a false aesthetic?
It is sort of like fake wood grain in a car...it looks nice but you just spent how much extra for something that is not functional and is not genuine...or even worse, Toyota's fake hood air scoops.
Perhaps it's my age. I started photography in the 70's when silver was the norm on aluminum metal SLRs and the pro body was painted black on brass or titanium. (Entry level cameras were often satin chrome paint or black enamel over ABS plastic). Pros and amateurs all wanted the black because it was more exclusive AND it reduced reflections of itself while being more low key/less flashy. (Get the shot, not the attention.)
Now that everything is polycarbonate, silver is sort of a retro simulation of metal and brings attention to itself, and I find it a stroke of marketing genius that they can sell more cameras by offering a different color and call it "silver" or "chrome" or "platinum" when it's just enamel or painted polycarbonate.
With that said, life is short and if it makes you happy, indulge. But if it was me, I'd spend it on other things I couldn't afford, like travel expenses, the ultimate lens, great walking/hiking shoes, your last and best carbon-fiber tripod, etc, and create special images with your black K1.