I went shopping today with Kanza. I got a chance to see all the Soft Touch colors....... they are beautiful. As somebody stated previously, the autos are the identical size as their non-diamond and "regular" diamond counterparts. The manuals are the same length as the previous manual diamonds (each a little larger than their auto counterparts). The V4L case will fit the autos in shorty and regular size; only the manual shorty will fit in the case, as it is about the same length as the regular sized auto.
Colors: Most of the colors are true to the photo above. The one that is significantly different is the "blue" - the one we were thinking of as turquoise. It's not turquoise, it's really teal. It has a little more green in it and is not as vivid as in the photo. The sapphire is truly a sapphire blue with black overtones and almost glows. Same for the red: deep ruby red with velvety black overtone, also seems to glow. They look even better than in the photo. The cigar color looks better in person also. It's a tiny bit darker than in the photo, actually slightly less red, a coppery bronze/brown, with slight metallic effect and the lines. The platinum is a pale bluish gray, a little less blue than in the photo.
All the other colors are as they appear in the photo. I want to mention that I wasn't that interested in the olive color from the photo but it is actually really nice....... I saw someone in the lounge using a blue (teal) battery with a black cart and it looked good. They were pretty busy today!