Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Is the issue of camera noise over-rated? - What are your quietest cameras?
From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 07:36:50 +1100
References: <9C8293CA-32F4-11D7-B285-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca>
 
>The Rollei 35S has a harsh metallic click that could almost be 
>described as a clank. It is much louder than any of my Ms. Heck the 
>few SLRs I have left are quieter too.
>
>John Collier

Not all, mine is very quiet. I find the Rollei GX's shutter a high 
pitch twing, which I don't like, and one of my IIIf's had an M 
shutter put in it and it was really noisy compared to the M and my 
IIIG: I think sometimes the noises vary between batches etc.

Cheers
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Alastair Firkin

http://www.afirkin.com

http://www.familyofman2.com

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