Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Isn't the M7 quieter than the M6? JP M wrote: >The M6 certainty is a quiet camera, much more >stealthy than any reflex I've ever owned. >However, if near silence were the major criteria by >which I was choosing what camera to use, well here's >my list in descending order of "quiet-ness": >1. Mamiya 6 >2. Rolleiflex 2.8F >3. Canon QL-17 >3. Rollei 35S >4. IIIf >5. M6 >--- Austin Franklin <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > >>B.D., >> >>>Yes, the unobtrusiveness of the Ms is great. But >>> >>first off, they are not >> >>>nearly as silent as we think they are. Yes, if >>> >>there is any kind of >> >>>background noise, the "click" disappears - but so >>> >>does the whine of a >> >>>single SLR. >>> >>Having photographed many young children for quite a >>few years now, I find >>that ANY of the SLRs I have used can be very >>distracting, and the M never, >>and I mean never, gets noticed when I take the >>picture. I can see, at best, >>a little flinch subsequent to the firing of the SLR, >>but never see that with >>the Leica. Of course, this is very situation >>dependant...at a kid's >>birthday party, you could shoot with a Howitzer, and >>not be noticed. >> >>>Second, what is really important is the way the >>> >>photographer works, the >> >>>way he or she relates to the subject, and not the >>> >>decibel level of the >> >>>camera." >>> >>Hum. That's true in some, but not all, situations. >>In fact, with the M, >>I've had some people actually ask if I've taken the >>picture! I never get >>that with any of the SLRs I have! >> >>Regards, >> >>Austin >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see >> >http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. >http://mailplus.yahoo.com >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html