Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Danny: When you lock up the mirror on the EOS-5 the shutter istelf is nearly silent. Certainly, Leica could use a metal shutter and still keep it quiet. And let's be honest. The battery thing needs to be put to rest. Batteries are a part of life now, We all carry spares, lots of them. Besides, it's not like we're going to sell our M6s, are we? Tom At 04:16 PM 2/11/98 +0000, you wrote: >> I'd keep the Leica shutter, probably, unless metal can be made as noise- >> and vibration-free. > >I'm going to steer clear of considering body shape or film load changes because >they're so personal to many of the Lugs loudest. On the shutter issue above, the >hybrid shutters on the EF and the LX were both loud and not smooth; very un-Leica >like and probably not acceptable in an M6. > >A hybrid shutter would be nice but, I'm scared to say this, the only shutter I've used >that's quiet enough is the one in the EOS5 (though I haven't paid alot of attention >to the noise level of the R8). I suppose that the Contax RX's shutter might do. In any >case, an all-electric shutter is probably easier to make quiet. > >Danny Gonzalez > > >