Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eh??? I have owned all of these and I would describe their mirror operation as industrial 80's clunk not quiet and refined! F2, F3, FM, FE, FE2. On first impressions the sound of the new shutter in the Leica M is better and it does not have the recocking noise that the M8 and M9 have in each version. Cheers, Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 23 September 2012 03:17, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: > No, they have been making quiet cameras for some time, F, F2, F3, F4, F5, > FM, FE, D2, D3, and now D4. Just poor planning in my opinion. > > Gene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 2:36:34 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Nikon D600 > > Maybe they learned something about mirror dampening after they made the > D800 > and before they made the D600. I've found the key thing on cameras is how > new they are as much as which price scale they're in. a newer cheaper > camera > will supposedly not have a better sensor but secretly they know it performs > better. > > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > From: Gene duprey <grduprey at mchsi.com> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:54:07 -0500 (CDT) > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Nikon D600 > > > > Saw one last Saturday and the local shop got theirs a couple of days > ago. One > > thing that struck me is that the mirror box is quieter than the D800, > should > > be the other way around, or both the same. Nikon needs to get this > right one > > of these days. The D600 is going to sell like crazy I think. > > > > Cheers, > > Gene > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 11:40:12 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada > Central > > Subject: [Leica] OT Nikon D600 > > > > Mark R, maybe you should get one of these and shoot in the dark - B&H has > > it in stock right now you know - going cheap - only 2100 bucks or so (-: > > > > > http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cameras/Camera-Sensor-Database/Nikon/D600 > > > > > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/892427-REG/Nikon_D600_Digital_Camera_Bod > > y.html > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >