Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wonder if any of you shares my fascination with the sound of the Leica shutter. To me, there is certainly a pitch, and dare I say, a timbre, to the sound of a Leica rangefinder shutter release. What's more, each Leica model is different. The M2 has a different sound than the M3, in spite of the same body size. And the M6 is of course very different from its predecessors. The screw mounts as well are a world of sound in themselves, and it is astounding to me how the iiif RD sounds so very different from the iiif BD. And the sopranos of the screw mounts, the smaller bodied iii A and it's predecessors also have a unique sound. I do have a favorite. I believe the M2 is not only the best camera ever made, but the most musical by far. Anyone else share this madness? Damian - -- http://www.teleport.com/~damian/strings.htm