Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Harrison McClary wrote: > > >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 Speed Graphic: The sound my cloth shutter makes going across sounds like a medium quiet winder or drive but quieter and lower in pitch than the 'Blad ELM. But I usually use the shutter in my 127 Ektar lens. It is a "Shutter made for Graflex in USA by Eastman Kodak Co" and it says Supermatic (x). It's a sharp snap pretty darn quiet but high in pitch. Mark Rabiner