Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hola Felix, I've never had a Konica Hexar, but I had the same Rolleiflex as you, already sold, and I'm agree with the silent "Shick", but I think that's due to the "OBTURADOR" (I'm sorry I don't know the English translation), I thnk that Rolleiflex, as the old Voigtl?nder (I have still one), the "obturador" was a Compur, the Leica curtain is noisiert. Saludos cordiales, Luis -----Mensaje original----- De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org]En nombre de F?lix L?pez de Maturana Enviado el: domingo, 20 de febrero de 2005 12:34 Para: lug@leica-users.org Asunto: [Leica] Re:QUIET M7 >I agree with you on the quietness of an M7 shutter, yeah sometimes it seems >silent. > > As you know I click away with 3 of them at the same time and I'm always >conscious of any noise factor because I'm supposed to be the "invisible >photographer." ;-) There's no question M6 to M7 I believe the M7's are >quieter for whatever reason. Then again maybe my bionic ears are failing.. >;-) > >ted Some years ago the French magazine Chasseur d'Images run a test of the quieter camera ever built. They do not include -of course- any SLR. Using some sound laboratory gear the conclusion was the quieter camera built was a Konica Hexar -fixed lens- followed, shortly, by a M6. Both are in my arsenal but I do not agree. I thought the more silent camera is my Rolleiflex Planar 2.8. Right now I cannot confirm my impression as I have got severe audition problems, so practically I cannot hear none of them but my noisiest camera a Zenza Bronica S2A which sounds more or less like "katacrochka..." every time is shooted. As here we use to say it awakes a dead man. Regards Felix _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information