Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>It turns out that the key to the quietness of the Leica M shutter is not >just the level of the sound, but also it's frequency distribution. With >the recent popularity in rangefinder cameras (offerings from >Cosina/Voigtländer and Konica just to mention two), Leica has apparently >decided it needs to take steps to preserve that which is uniquely Leica >about their cameras (in addition to the level of craftsmanship). If I >understand correctly, they've used some pretty sophisticated audio analysis >software to exactly pinpoint what it is about the Leica shutter sound that >makes it so unique (there are some German technical terms there that I'm >not even going to attempt to translate). > >M. martin and other lugfolk, there was an article in chasseur d'images a couple of months ago, comparing the 'quietness' of the various 'quiet' cameras, the leica m among them. it turns out that the m was the second quietest of the bunch; the 'classic' konica hexar took the first prize. with its 'silent mode' it out m'ed the m. guy