Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hans Pahlen wrote: > > I always thought all M:s shared the same shutter construction, correct me if > I am wrong. Well, last Tuesday I took some pictures on HCB:s exhibition Les > Europeans in Lousiania (near Copenhagen). To my surprise, almost everybody > turned their heads to the 1/30th sound of my M6TTL. > > /Hans The crashing sound of the decisive moment! On Sound: Is a Rolleiflex TLR quieter? Rollei 35? I Know the Konica Hexar is and that there are others. Another note is that for me, what I always imagined I heard the classic example of when you need quiet is a Harpsichord Concert. Well a Harpsichord is not a quiet instrument. You could make quiet a loud noise and the sharp twang of a Harpsichord would drown it out. A Piano would be easier to compete with. Isn't that riveting info? When shooting events I would always wait till a speaker paused between sentences before I fired. No one ever complained. I often used flash. I know this sounds weird but I think when the flash goes off some people aren't sure which word was spoken… it interrupts the speech or conversation. I wait for a pause. They ignore you even if they can hear you because of lack of sound competition. Mark Rabiner