Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That massive focal plane shutter must have made a racket though. The old graflex my high school camera club had was pretty noisy. The thing I remember most looking back 40+ years was the musty smell of it. I do stoll have a Crown Graphicwith the 135mm Schneider lens I play with once in a while. Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: Harrison McClary [SMTP:mcclary@iname.com] > Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 12:20 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] M sound levels > > > >I suspect that Graflexs and Speed Graphics tend to be noisy cameras. Not > >just the shutter noise, but overall. > > Eric, > > Can't speak for the Graflex, but the speed graphic was a rather quite > camera. All there was was the sound of that compur shutter, very quiet. > The film, being 4x5 had no advancement except pulling out the sheet and > flipping it. Not too noisy, and depending on how slowly one did this very > quiet. > > Just used one sample of the speed graphic. have always wanted to get one > for myself to play with, but have not yet. > > > Harrison McClary > http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto > Preview my book: http://www.volmania.com > mail: mcclary@iname.com >