Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ahh, the memories of that wonderful "Ka-Chunka" - the sound of a bride's soul being sucked into a Hasselblad, never to be seen again... OK, so what's your favourite LOUD camera shutter sound? For me it's either that one or the sound of a Nikon F, especially with an F36 attached. The OM1 always sounded kind of diffident and prissy to me. Paul >-----Original Message----- >From: Guy Bennett [mailto:guybnt@idt.net] >Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 5:26 AM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: [Leica] suzy q? > > >luggers, > >in the grand lug tradition of the out-of-context quoting of provocative >statements about photography, i offer the following, which was >not penned by s sontag: > >when i shoot with my rangefinders, there is simply something >dinky about >the shutter sound. some might call the sound 'discreet,' which >enables them >to shoot candids. i call it dissatisfying. with a rangefinder >camera, the >decisive moment is not accompanied by a 'thunk.' it's accompanied by a >sound that is equivalent to the sound of nail clippers cutting >cuticles. it >is something like closing a car door on an import from eastern >europe. just insubstantial. >[snip] >listen to (feel!) the sound of a pentax 67 shutter opening and closing. >ahhh. now that's a camera! > >the author of the above passage is r.a. freeman, a nationally pubished >photographer somewhat less known than s sontag. > >guy >