Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The quietest camera I've used to shoot a wedding was a twin lens Mamiyaflex C2 with 65mm and 105mm lenses. It belonged to my Brooks roommate, George Nakamura. Brooks was/is expensive. We did things like weddings to help pay the bill. I also pumped gas in the evenings. Richfield. Jim At 04:02 PM 5/14/2002 -0700, Mark Rabiner wrote: >A M6 is quiet but not the quietest camera out there. >I hear the M7 is quite a bit more quiet. > >I KNOW a Rolleiflex is quite a bit more quiet! > >My crazy trick which has worked for me is this. > >The Priest finishes his sentence. I click. And flash for that matter. > >But never during his sentence. During his words. >NO ONE cares about the camera when i work this way. On many weddings. >My Camera stuff does not interfere with what is being said at the podium. > > >I NEVER ask or have them ask the Church people if i can shoot during a >wedding. > > >Such a question always ends up with the stupid no flash rule. >Then I'm the only camera out of a room of 120 cameras not flashing. Just >clicking. > >I tell them, and it is true, that once the minister sees me he will have >no qualms about me shooting and not set rules for me. > >Mark Rabiner >Portland, Oregon USA >http://www.markrabiner.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html