Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/22

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Subject: Re:Nikonos V silence --(see, I changed the subject line this time-- aren't you proud of me!!)
From: photology@juno.com (Thomas P Myro)
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 11:35:16 EDT
 
Good Day!!

All of the Nikonos line had fairly quiet shutters-- A property not of the
shutter itself, but of the "seal" -- being neoprene/rubber absorbing the
sound energy rather that transmitting it through the metal of the body or
leaking it through the cracks, as an "M" would do.  I should think that
this, combined with its inherent features for not needing to look through
the finder to shoot( as only a UW camera would have) should make it very
nice for candids indeed.  Keep your seals in good shape, though, if
you're going to shoot in a great deal of rain.

T